To Be a Woman Soldier

To Be a Woman Soldier 1981

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The film shows through the life stories of two women soldiers in their final month of service, the role of the Israeli woman in the army and in civilian life. The women, entering the Israeli army with hopes of actively defending their country, soon realize that all combat jobs or jobs that might bring them near combat are closed to women. The film explores the myth of equality between the sexes based on the fact that there is compulsory service for both men and women in Israel. The filmmaker also examines the case of Miri Dayan who had to fight against heavy odds to become the first woman Commander of the Women's Tank instructors course. Head of Women Corps, Colonel Dalia Raz and other prominent women give some hope for a better future for women in Israel.

1981

The Eighth Director

The Eighth Director 1981

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About Viktor Stepanovich Litvinenko, Director of the Tutaevsky Diesel Engine Plant in the Yaroslavl region.

1981

Wat huet e gesot?

Wat huet e gesot? 1981

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Evocation of the high school years through the anecdotes of a group of students from a class at the Lycée de Diekirch in Luxembourg.

1981

Plaza Party

Plaza Party 1981

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This was filmed in 16mm b/w without sound as a work for hire by Barry Masterson, who developed the film itself; hence, the faded, grainy quality. This was a party I had at The Plaza Hotel in June of 1981, for my birthday and also to celebrate my imminent departure for a semester at university in Italy. There are many, many famous people in this movie -- can you spot them?

1981

Fantastic Sex

Fantastic Sex 1981

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UCLA Student Film, Preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Parody film of an infomercial selling "Fantastic Sex." Still images of naked and semi-nude magazine collages mixed with a figure repeating the catch phrase "Fantastic Sex!"

1981

The Morning News

The Morning News 1981

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Troubled by the headlines in his morning newspaper, a man cancels his subscription to try and find peace.

1981

Visiteurs + Portrait de Gaël

Visiteurs + Portrait de Gaël 1981

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Diary-films, portraits of visitors. Visiteurs is the result of great editing work, while Portrait de Gaël was made in two times, two places, without editing, improvising with the camera.

1981

Bátima - Fruit Fair

Bátima - Fruit Fair 1981

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Fruit Fair is the title of a parody, through a satirical redub, also known as Bátima Fruit Fair, in which an episode of the 1960s Batman series had its audio completely replaced by comical and vulgar dialogue.

1981

Clouds of Glory

Clouds of Glory 1981

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Last three months of Kathleen’s pregnancy; first week of Daisy’s life. “The soul that rises with us, our life’s star/ hath had elsewhere its setting/ and cometh from afar/ not in entire forgetfulness/ and not in utter nakedness/ but trailing clouds of glory do we come/ from God who is our home” (Wordsworth).

1981

Women In Danger

Women In Danger 1981

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A group of women being blackmailed by a gang in order to get them to steal money, the women struggle with all their skill, with the help of a security officer, to trap the gang

1981

Discovery

Discovery 1981

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A film by Thomas Feldmann

1981

Solange Giraud, née Tache

Solange Giraud, née Tache 1981

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Retrospective reportage on the life of an ordinary woman, which aims to analyse the domestic and social factors which contributed to her suicide.

1981