1979 in Review and 10 Favorites

I have now watched 38 films from 1979.  A list of these can be found here. From the 1001 Movies List, I have not seen Stalker, The Tin Drum or Christ Stopped at Eboli.  Here are my favorites of th year.

Breaking Away directed by Peter Yates

Manhattan directed by Woody Allen

Alien directed by Ridley Scott

Apocalypse Now directed by Francis Ford Coppola

The Black Stallion directed by Carroll Ballard

The Marriage of Maria Braun/Die Ehe der Maria Braun directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Wise Blood directed by John Huston

Amator directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski

Best Boy directed by Ira Wohl

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And so starts 1980.  The list I will pick from is here.  

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