By Jim Carnes

McClatchy Newspapers

It's easy to forget how good older movies can be. That's why the third round of Sony's Martini Movies is such a treat. Five films — all available on DVD for the first time — will be released Tuesday.

* "Model Shop" (1969) stars Anouk Aimee as a model who stokes the interest of Gary Lockwood, who follows her all over Los Angeles. Directed by French New Wave master Jacques Demy, it was Demy's first film made in America. (90 minutes; $19.94; rated PG)

* "The Buttercup Chain" (1970) stars Jane Asher (remember her?) and Hywel Bennett as cousins who each take a lover (his is played by Leigh Taylor Young) and roam around Europe. Sexual complications ensue, as they say. The film is fascinating for its depiction of a time of changing sexual mores and attitudes. Robert Ellis Miller directed. (95 minutes; $19.94; rated R)

* "The Pursuit of Happiness" (1971) stars Michael Sarazin as a privileged college student whose eyes are opened to the counterculture by his girlfriend (Barbara Hershey). An automobile accident introduces him to the justice system, where his principles and lifestyle are judged. Oscar nominee Robert Mulligan ("To Kill a Mockingbird") directed the film. (95 minutes; $19.94; not rated)

* "Summertree" (also 1971) stars and was co-produced (along with his father, Kirk) by Michael Douglas. It's a drama about the effects of the Vietnam War on draftees and their families. The film was directed by Anthony Newley. (90 minutes; $19.94; not rated)

* "Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing" (1973) is perhaps the best known of this lot. Alan J. Pakula directed this character study of two misfits -- a shy, awkward young man (Timothy Bottoms) and an introverted woman (Maggie Smith) -- who find themselves in an unusual and sometimes clumsy affair. (110 minutes; $19.94; rated PG)

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