The Tin Drum (1979)

Summary: In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.

Release Date: April 11, 1980

Genres: Drama, War

Director: Volker Schlöndorff

Writers: Günter Grass

, Jean-Claude Carrière

, Volker Schlöndorff

Runtime: 2 h 22 min

MPAA: R

Production: Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, Bioskop Film, Artemis Film, Hallelujah Films, GGB-14, Argos Films, Jadran Film, Film Polski

Distributor: New World Pictures, The Criterion Collection

Countries: France, Poland, West Germany

Language: German

1900 (1976)

Summary: The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth-century Italy as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.

Release Date: November 04, 1977

Genres: Drama, History

Director: Bernardo Bertolucci

Writers: Franco Arcalli

, Giuseppe Bertolucci

, Bernardo Bertolucci

Runtime: 5 h 17 min

MPAA: Unrated

Production: Produzioni Europee Associate (PEA), Les Productions Artistes Associés, Artemis Film

Distributor: Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Entertainment, Olive Films

Countries: Italy, France, West Germany

Language: Italian

Movie budget: $ 9,000,000

The Decameron (1971)

Summary: An adaptation of nine stories from Boccaccio's "Decameron".

Release Date: October 29, 1971

Genres: Comedy, Drama, History

Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini

Writers: Giovanni Boccaccio

, Pier Paolo Pasolini

Runtime: 1 h 51 min

MPAA: R

Production: Produzioni Europee Associate (PEA), Les Productions Artistes Associés, Artemis Film

Distributor: Image Entertainment, The Criterion Collection

Countries: Italy, France, West Germany

Language: Italian

Malpertuis (1971)

Summary: A young sailor finds himself trapped in the labyrinthine mansion of his occultist uncle, along with a number of eccentric and mysterious relatives who all seem to be harboring a dark secret.

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Director: Harry Kümel