Alvarez' documentary about the failed kidnapping and subsequent murder in 1970 of Chilean General René Schneider, head of the Chilean armed forces, in an attempt to prevent the ratification of Salvador Allende as President
In a unique spaghetti western setting, a man - played by Ilarion Ciobanu - returns to his native village, after spending more time on the front. He finds his wife in the company of another man - played by Anushan Salamanian - who also raises his son. The confrontation between the two is at its greatest intensity when they look at what, in the case of Ciobanu, seem to be studied...
A documentation of a live performance at New York University, Pryings is a graphic exploration of the physical and psychological dynamics of male/female interaction, a study in control, violation and resistance. The camera focuses tightly on Kathy Dillon's face, as Acconci tries to pry open her closed eyes. Dillon resists, at times protecting her face or fighting to get away. L...
Conversations in Vermont was produced in 1969, and was Frank's first autobiographical film, addressing his relationship with his two teenaged children, and partly told through his narration over filmed images of his photographs, family photographs and world famous images.