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The History of Cinema: 1979 |
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Film producer Carlo Ponti, the husband of actress Sophia Loren, is charged with the illegal exportation of capital. [ADD] |
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Nicaragua |
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– The government establishes the Instituto Sandinista de Cine Nicaragüense. [ADD] |
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Pakistan |
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The release of Yunus Malik’s Maula Jat marks the rise of the Punjabi cinema in Pakistan – and the decline of Urdu cinema. [ADD] |
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Poland |
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Krzysztof Kieslowski's Amator (Camera Buff) is released. [ADD] |
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Sweden |
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In an attempt to coax the director back to his native land, the Swedish government takes steps to remedy the situation regarding accusations that Ingmar Bergman evaded tax payments. [ADD] |
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Trinidad & Tobago |
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– Bim, the country’s second full-length feature film, is finally released four years after its completion following censorship problems. [ADD] |
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Other Key Films of 1979 |
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India |
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And Quiet Rolls the Day (Mrinal Sen) [ADD] |
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Iran |
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The Ballad of Tara (Bahram Beyzale) [ADD] |
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Israel |
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Transit (Daniel Wachsmann) [ADD] |
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Italy |
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Chiedo Asilo (Marco Ferreri) [ADD] |
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Christ Stopped at Eboli (Francesco Rosi) [ADD] |
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La Luna (Bernardo Bertolucci) [ADD] |
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Ratataplan (Maurizio Nichetti) [ADD] |
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Jamaica |
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Reggae Sunsplash (Stefan Paul) [ADD] |
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Macedonia |
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Dae (Stole Popov) [ADD] |
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Golgotha (Meto Petrovski) [ADD] |
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Maldives |
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Thin Fiyavalhu [ADD] |
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Mali |
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Baara (Souleymane Cissé) [ADD] |
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Mexico |
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El Chanfle (Enrique Segoviano) [ADD] |
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La illegal [ADD] |
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Mochado Power (Alfonso Arau) [ADD] |
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Nora la rebelde [ADD] |
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Mongolia |
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Solonghiin tavan öngö (The Five Colors of the Rainbow) (Badamsuren Nagnaidorj) [ADD] |
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Morocco |
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The Mirage (Ahmed Bouanani) [ADD] |
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Where are You Hiding the Sun (Abdallah Mesbahi) [ADD] |
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Norway |
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Heritage (Anja Breien) [ADD] |
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Poland |
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Aktorzy prowincjonalni (Provincial Actors) (Agnieszka Holland) [ADD] |
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Kung-fu (Janusz Kijowski) [ADD] |
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Szansa (The Chance) (Feliks Falk) [ADD] |
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The Young Ladies of Wilko (Andrzej Wajda) [ADD] |
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Senegal |
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Sudan |
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Tigers are Better Looking (Hussein Shariffe) [ADD] |
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Sweden |
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A Respectable Life (Stefan Jarl) [ADD] |
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Syria |
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Habibati Ya Hab Al-Tout (Marvan Haddad) [ADD] |
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Fragments (Nabil Maleh) [ADD] |
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Thailand |
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Ai Pad Neay (Dokdin Kanyaman) [ADD] |
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Khon Phu Kao (The Mountaineer) (Wijit Kunawuth) [ADD] |
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Leard Supan (Cheard Songsri) [ADD] |
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Nong Ma Woa (Mad Dog Swamp) (Surasee Phatham) [ADD] |
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Pai Daeng (The Red Bamboo) (Permphon Chori-arun) [ADD] |
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Pra Bu Thong (Chit Kraithong) [ADD] |
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Sudzaikorn Phajonpai (Sudzakorn Adventure) (Prayuth Ngoakrajang) [ADD] |
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Taewada Daen Din (Grounded God) (Prince Chatree Chalearm Yukon) [ADD] |
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Tunisia |
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Aziza (Abdellatif Ben Amar) [ADD] |
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Turkey |
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Almanya, Acı Vatan (Germany, Bitter Fatherland) (Serif Goren, Zeki Okten) [ADD] |
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Düsman (The Enemy) (Zeki Okten, Yilmaz Guney) [ADD] |
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Hazal (Ali Özgentürk) [ADD] |
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Üç Bölümlük Kısa Film (A Short Film in Three Parts) (Özcan Arca) [ADD] |
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Yousouf and Kenan (Omer Kavur) [ADD] |
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Ukraine |
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Vavilon XX (Ivan Mikolajchuk) [ADD] |
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USSR |
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Five Evenings (Nikita Mikhalkov) [ADD] |
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Oblomov (Nikhita Mikhalkov) [ADD] |
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Stalker (Andrei Tarkovsky) [ADD] |
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Vietnam |
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Mẹ vắng nhà (Mother is Not at Home) (Nguyễn Khánh Dư) [ADD] |
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Tự thú trước bình minh (Confession Before the Dawn) (Phạm Kỳ Nam) [ADD] |
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