List of avant-garde films of the 1970s

This is a list of avant-garde and experimental films released in the 1970s.

TitleDirectorCastNationNotes
1970
The American SoldierRainer Werner FassbinderKarl Scheydt, Elga Sorbas, Jan GeorgeWest Germany[1]
Berlin Horse Malcolm Le Grice United Kingdom Soundtrack by Brian Eno
L'Eden et après Alain Robbe-Grillet Catherine Jourdan, Richard Leduc, Lorraine Rainer, Pierre Zimmer France
Czechoslovakia
Even Dwarfs Started Small Werner Herzog Helmut Döring West Germany
Gods of the PlagueRainer Werner FassbinderHanna Schygulla, Margarethe von Trotta, Harry BaerWest Germany[2]
I Don't Know Penelope Spheeris United States
It is Not the Homosexual Who is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives Rosa von Praunheim West Germany
Out 1 Jacques Rivette Hermine Karagheuz, Michèle Moretti, Karen Puig France TV series
PerformanceDonald Cammell, Nicolas RoegJames Fox, Mick Jagger, Anita PallenbergUnited Kingdom[3]
Remedial Reading Comprehension Owen Land United States
Serene Velocity Ernie Gehr United States
Thomas Bernhard: Three Days Ferry Radax Thomas Bernhard Austria
El Topo Alejandro Jodorowsky Alejandro Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, Maria Lorenzio, David Silva Mexico [4]
TrashPaul MorrisseyJoe Dallesandro, Jane Forth, Holly WoodlawnUnited States[5]
Unfolding Coni Beeson United States
Valerie and Her Week of WondersJaromil JirešHelena Anýžová, Karel Engel, Jaroslava Schallerová,Czechoslovakia
Vladimir et RosaJean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre GorinJean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Gorin, Anne WiazemskyFrance[6]
Zorns Lemma Hollis Frampton United States
1971
Beware of a Holy WhoreRainer Werner FassbinderLou Castel, Eddie Constantine, Hanna SchygullaWest Germany[7]
DIrty Stephen Dwoskin United Kingdom
Dresden Dynamo Lis Rhodes United Kingdom
Football as Never BeforeHelmuth CostandGeorge BestUnited Kingdom
West Germany
Hand Grenade Gill Eatherley United Kingdom Soundtrack by Neu!
I'm Too Sad to Tell You Bas Jan Ader United States
A Journey to Avebury Derek Jarman United Kingdom
MeditationJordan BelsonUnited StatesAbstract, color[8]
N. a pris les dés (N. Took the Dice) Alain Robbe-Grillet Catherine Jourdan, Richard Leduc, Pierre Zimmer France
(nostalgia) Hollis Frampton Michael Snow United States
Poem B. S. Johnson William Hoyland United Kingdom
Punishment Park Peter Watkins Paul Alelyanes, Carmen Argenziano, Stan Armsted, Harold Beaulieu, Jim Bohan United States
La Région Centrale Michael Snow Canada
Viva la Muerte Fernando Arrabal Mahdi Chaouch, Núria Espert, Anouk Ferjac France
Tunisia
W.R.: Mysteries of the OrganismDušan MakavejevMilena Dravić, Jagoda Kaloper, Ivica VidovićYugoslavia[9]
1972
ChakraJordan BelsonUnited StatesAbstract, color[10]
La Cicatrice InterieurePhilippe GarrelNico, Pierre Clémenti, Philippe GarrelFrance[11]
Clocktime Trailer Stuart Pound United Kingdom
The Death of Maria Malibran Werner Schroeter Ingrid Caven, Candy Darling, Christine Kaufman, Magdalena Montezuma West Germany
The Discreet Charm of the BourgeoisieLuis BuñuelFernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, Stéphane AudranFrance
Italy
Spain		[12]
DreamwoodJames BroughtonUnited States[13]
Dyn Amo Stephen Dwoskin United Kingdom
Ecstasy of the AngelsKōji WakamatsuMichio Akiyama, Masao Adachi, Rie YokoyamaJapan[14]
Garden of Luxor Derek Jarman United Kingdom
Hats Off to Hollywood Penelope Spheeris United States
Hotel Monterrey Chantal Akerman Belgium
Letter to JaneJean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre GorinFrance[15]
Portraits Barbara Meter Netherlands
Red PsalmMiklós JancsóLajos Balázsovits, Bertalan Solti, Janos KoltaiHungary[16]
Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania Jonas Mekas Soviet Union
United States
Requiem für einen Jungraulichen KoenigHans-Jürgen SyberbergPeter KernWest Germany[17]
The Riddle of Lumen Stan Brakhage United States
Threshold Malcolm Le Grice United Kingdom
1973
Can Dialectics Break Bricks? René Viénet France
The Embassy Chris Marker France
F for FakeOrson WellesOrson Welles, Oja Kodar, Joseph CottenFrance
Iran		[18]
Fat Man on a Beach Michael Bakewell B. S. Johnson United Kingdom TV film
Ganja & Hess Bill Gunn Duane Jones, Marlene Clark, Leonard Jackson United States [19]
H is for House Peter Greenaway United Kingdom
The Holy MountainAlejandro JodorowskyAlejandro Jodorowsky, Richard Rutowski, Jose FloresMexico
United States		[20]
I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse Fernando Arrabal Emmanuelle Riva, George Shannon France
IluminacjaKrzysztof ZanussiEdward Zebrowski, Marcin Latallo, Włodzimierz ZonnPoland[21]
Immoral TalesWalerian BorowczykLise Danvers, Paloma Picasso, Charlotte AlexandraFrance
Hungary
Italy		[22]
Mann & Frau & Animal Valie Export Austria
Occasional Work of a Female Slave Alexander Kluge Alexandra Kluge West Germany
Reel Time Annabel Nicolson United Kingdom Expanded cinema
... Remote ... Remote Valie Export Austria
The Society of the Spectacle Guy Debord France
Stolen Apples for Karen Blixen Derek Jarman United Kingdom
Television Delivers People Richard Serra United States
ThemrocClaude FaraldoMichel Piccoli, Béatrice Romand, Jeanne HervialeFrance
Italy		[23]
World on a Wire Rainer Werner Fassbinder Klaus Löwitsch, Barbara Valentin West Germany
Year of the Woman Sandra Hochman United States
1974
Céline and Julie Go BoatingJacques RivetteJuliet Berto, Dominique Labourier, Bulle OgierFrance[24]
Dyketactics Barbara Hammer United States
Edvard Munch Peter Watkins Gro Frås, Geir Westby Norway
Sweden
Les Filles de Kamare René Viénet France
The Phantom of LibertyLuis BuñuelJean-Claude Brialy, Monica Vitti, Paul FrankeurFrance
Italy		[25]
Space Is the PlaceJohn ConeySun Ra, Erika Leder, Barbara DeloneyUnited States[26]
Suite (212) Nam June Paik United States
Sweet MovieDušan MakavejevCarole Laure, John Vernon, Anna PrucnalFrance[27]
They Do Not ExistMustafa Abu AliPalestine[28]
Vase de NocesThierry ZénoDominique GarnyBelgium
The Wait Uzi Peres Israel
1975
Bataille de Waterloo Marcel Broodthaers Belgium
Black MoonLouis MalleCathryn Harrison, Therese Giehse, Alexandra StewartFrance[29]
Circling Peter Donebauer United Kingdom
Condition of Illusion Peter Gidal United Kingdom
Evrydiki BA 2O37Nikos NikolaidisVera Tschechowa, John Moore, Niki TriantafillidiGreece
West Germany
India Song Marguerite Duras France
Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 BruxellesChantal AkermanDelphine Seyrig, Jan Decorte, Jacques Doniol-ValcrozeBelgium
France		[30]
Light Music Lis Rhodes United Kingdom
The MirrorAndrei TarkovskyMargarita Terekhova, Anatoly Solonitsyn, Nikolai GrinkoSoviet Union[31]
Nightcleaners, Part 1 Berwick Street Collective United Kingdom
Number TwoJean-Luc GodardSandrine Battistella, Pierre OudreyFrance[32]
Refutation of All the Judgements on Guy Debord's Film 'The Society of the Spectacle' Guy Debord France Situationist film
Semiotics of the Kitchen Martha Rosler United States
The Tree of Guernica Fernando Arrabal Cosimo Cinieri, Ron Faber, Mariangela Melato France
Italy
1976
A Malgam A Iván Zulueta Spain
AbsenceStan BrakhageUnited StatesSilent.[33][34][35]
Comment ça va?Jean-Luc Godard, Anne-Marie MiévilleAnne-Marie MiévilleFrance[36]
Crossroads Bruce Conner United States
The Girl Chewing Gum John Smith United Kingdom
Heart of GlassWerner HerzogClemens Scheitz, Sonja Skiba, Volker PrechtelWest Germany[37]
Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000Alain TannerJean-Luc Bideau, Myriam Boyer, Myriam MézièresFrance
Switzerland		[38]
Leo es pardo Iván Zulueta Spain
Migration, for Jack Nelson Bill Viola United States
Wienfilm 1896-1976 Ernst Schmidt Jr. Austria
1977
Le Camion (The Lorry) Marguerite Duras Gérard Depardieu, Marguerite Duras France
EraserheadDavid LynchJack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Jeanne BatesUnited States[39]
A Grin Without a Cat Chris Marker France
Hitler: A Film from GermanyHans-Jürgen SyberbergHeinz SchubertWest Germany[40]
I, an Actress George Kuchar George Kuchar, Barbara Lapsley United States
Music of the SpheresJordan BelsonUnited StatesAbstract, color. A revised version was edited in 2002.[41]
Reflecting Pool Bill Viola United States
Riddles of the Sphinx Laura Mulvey, Peter Wollen Merdelle Jordine, Dinah Stabb, Riannon Tise United Kingdom
Sentimental Journey Anne Rees-Mogg United Kingdom
Thames Barrier William Raban United Kingdom
That Obscure Object of Desire Luis Buñuel Carole Bouquet, Ángela Molina, Fernando Rey France
Spain
Unsichtbare Gegner (Invisible Adversaries)Valie ExportSusanne Widl, Peter Weibel, Josef PlavecAustria[42]
1978
Césarée Marguerite Duras France
Forza Bastia! Jacques Tati, Sophie Tatischeff France
Hand Exercises Uzi Peres Israel
JubileeDerek JarmanJenny Runacre, Jordan, Nell CampbellUnited Kingdom[43]
Light Reading Lis Rhodes United Kingdom
Often During the Day Joanna Davis United Kingdom
Visions of a City Lawrence P. Jordan United States
A Walk Through H: Reincarnation of an Ornithologist Peter Greenaway United Kingdom
1979
Allegoria Stéphane Marti France
Cartoon Le Mousse Chick Strand United States
The Cartoon Theatre of Dr. Gaz Jeff Keen United Kingdom
Ear to the Ground David Van Tieghem United States
Fever Dream Chick Strand United States
Orchestra RehearsalFederico FelliniBalduin Baas, Elisabeth Labi, Ronaldo BonacchiFrance
Italy
West Germany		[44]
Race d'Ep (The Homosexual Century) Guy Hocquenghem, Lionel Soukaz France TV film
Radio/On Chris Petit David Beames United Kingdom
StalkerAndrei TarkovskyAlexander Kaidanovsky, Anatoli Solonitsyn, Nikolai GrinkoSoviet Union
Tale of TalesYuri NorsteinSoviet Union[45]
Tally Brown, New York Rosa von Praunheim Tally Brown West Germany
United States
Thriller Sally Potter United Kingdom
The Wretches Are Still SingingNikos NikolaidisAlkis Panagiotidis, Konstantinos Tzoumas, Rita BensousanGreece
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Notes
  1. Koresky, Michael (26 August 2013). "Eclipse Series 39: Early Fassbinder". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. Koresky, Michael (26 August 2013). "Eclipse Series 39: Early Fassbinder". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  3. Wiener, Tom. "Performance". Allmovie. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  4. Blaise, Judd. "El Topo". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  5. Pavlides, Dan. "Trash". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  6. Fountain, Clarke. "Vladimir et Rosa". Allrovi. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  7. Koresky, Michael (26 August 2013). "Eclipse Series 39: Early Fassbinder". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  8. CVM Belson Filmography
  9. Erickson, Hal. "WR: Mysteries of the Organism". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  10. CVM Belson Filmography
  11. Fountain, Clarke. "La Cicatrice Interieure". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  12. Voorhees, John. "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  13. Erickson, Hal. "Dreamwood". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  14. Crow, Jonathan. "Ecstasy of the Angels". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  15. Schwartz, Louis. "Letter to Jane". Allrovi. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  16. Fountain, Clarke. "Red Psalm". Allrovi. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  17. Fountain, Clarke. "Requiem fur einen Jungraulichen Koenig". Allrovi. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
  18. Blaise, Judd. "F for Fake". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  19. "Ganja & Hess". Brooklyn Academy of Music.
  20. Deming, Mark. "The Holy Mountain". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  21. Fountain, Clarke. "Iluminacja". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  22. Fountain, Clarke. "Immoral Tales". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  23. Fountain, Clarke. "Themroc". Allrovi. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  24. Charney, Leo. "Celine and Julie Go Boating". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  25. Voorhees, John. "The Phantom of Liberty". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  26. "Sun Ra: Space Is the Place". Allmovie. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  27. Southern, Nathan. "Sweet Movie". Allrovi. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  28. LeVasseur, Andrea. "They Do Not Exist: Remembering Palestinian Filmmaker Mustafa Abu Ali". Muftah.org. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  29. Erickson, Hal. "Black Moon". Allrovi. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  30. Charney, Leo. "Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  31. Fountain, Clarke. "The Mirror". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  32. Schwartz, Louis. "Number Two". Allrovi. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  33. http://www.cfmdc.org/node/110 CFMDC entry
  34. http://www.fredcamper.com/Brakhage/Filmography.html Fred Camper: Stan Brakhage filmography
  35. http://canyoncinema.com/catalog/film/?i=276 Canyon Cinema entry
  36. Schwartz, Louis. "Comment ça va?". Allrovi. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  37. Erickson, Hal. "Heart of Glass". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  38. Fountain, Clarke. "Jonah, Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  39. Ankeny, Jason. "Eraserhead". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  40. Fountain, Clarke. "Hitler: A Film from Germany". Allrovi. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  41. CVM Belson Filmography
  42. Kehr, Dave. "Invisible Adversaries". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  43. Blaise, Judd. "Jubilee". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  44. Erickson, Hal. "Orchestra Rehearsal". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  45. LeVasseur, Andrea. "Tale of Tales". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
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