#133 – if…., 1968, Lindsay Anderson
Satire about a traditional English boys’ boarding school, where social hierarchy reigns supreme and power remains in the hands of distanced and ineffectual teachers and callously vicious prefects in the Upper Sixth. But three Lower Sixth students, leader Mick Travis, Wallace and Johnny decide on a shocking course of action to redress the balance of privilege once and for all.
#337 – Rosemary’s Baby, 1968, Roman Polanski
A young couple moves into an infamous New York apartment building to start a family. Things become frightening as Rosemary begins to suspect her unborn baby isn’t safe around their strange neighbors.
#360 – Profound Desires of the Gods, (神々の深き欲望), 1968, Shōhei Imamura
Tokyo engineer Kariya arrives on a primitive tropical island, where he interacts with the Futori clan, to drill a well to power a sugar mill.
#451 – Death by Hanging, (絞死刑), 1968, Nagisa Ōshima
A Korean man is sentenced to death in Japan but survives his execution, sending the authorities into a panic about what to do next.
#497 – Night of the Living Dead, 1968, George A. Romero
A group of people try to survive an attack of bloodthirsty zombies while trapped in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse.
#640 – Faces, 1968, John Cassavetes
Middle-aged suburban husband Richard abruptly tells his wife, Maria, that he wants a divorce. As Richard takes up with a younger woman, Maria enjoys a night on the town with her friends and meets a younger man. As the couple and those around them confront a seemingly futile search for what they’ve lost – love, excitement, passion – this classic American independent film explores themes of aging and alienation.
#683 – The Great Silence, (Il grande silenzio), 1968, Sergio Corbucci
A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty hunters.
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#699 – A Day Off, (휴일), 1968, Lee Man-hui
Two lovers face a bleak future in 1960s Seoul.
#846 – Memories of Underdevelopment, (Memorias del subdesarrollo), 1968, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
In the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs incident, Sergio chooses to stay behind in Cuba while his wife and family escape to neighboring Miami. Alone in a brave new world, Sergio observes the constant threat of foreign invasion while chasing young women all over Havana. He finally meets Elena, a young virgin girl he seeks to mould into the image of his ex-wife, but at what cost to himself?
#945 – Kuroneko, (藪の中の黒猫), 1968, Kaneto Shindō
In the Sengoku period, a woman and her daughter are raped and murdered by soldiers during a time of civil war. Afterwards, a series of samurai returning from the war through that area are found mysteriously dead with their throats torn out. The governor calls in a wild and fierce young hero to quell what is evidently an Onryō ghost. He encounters the two beautiful women in an eerie, beautiful scene. After spiritual purification, he meets the demon in a thrilling fight.
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