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30 Films to Buy match the keyword ‘Period 1950s’

 
Vera DrakeVera Drake (2004)Aro Favourite
An impeccable period drama from Mike Leigh that ranks alongside the director's best work, this is the moving story of a middle aged woman who was…
DVD $25 $18.75
EvilEvil (Ondskan) (2003)
Based on a renowned novel, this dramatic thriller is set in the 1950s Sweden, where a high school bully (Wilson) is expelled and sent by his mother…
DVD $29.95 $19.95
Shark Net, The (TV Mini-series)Shark Net, The (TV Mini-series) (2003)
Based on the memoir by Robert Drewe, this Australian mini–series focuses on Drewe's move to Perth as a young, excitable boy and his gradual…
DVD $24.95
Young AdamYoung Adam (2003)Recommended
Evocatively set amid the grimy canal barges of post–WW2 Scotland, this follows the shady fortunes of a failed writer (McGregor), whose…
DVD $29.95
Her MajestyHer Majesty (2001)
A little–known, but sincerely crafted tale is set in 1950s New Zealand around a young girl's (Andrews) infatuation with Queen Elizabeth II,…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
PollockPollock (2000)
The life of ‘Abstract Expressionist’ painter Jackson Pollock, is rendered with bold, heartfelt strokes by dir. Harris in his debut effort (also…
DVD $25 $18.75
Man On the MoonMan On the Moon (1999)Aro Favourite
Mesmerising biopic of the late 'comedian' Andy Kaufman culls its magnificence from an utterly unique, intriguing personality subject and a virtuoso…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Rat Pack, TheRat Pack, The (1998)
While mostly avoiding the sordid details of the 1950s American libertines, this look into the social lives of Frank Sinatra (Ray Liotta), Dean Martin…
DVD $19.95
EvitaEvita (1996)Recommended
The Broadway Extravaganza, complete with Madonna, wall–to–wall songs and political melodrama, is bravely swallowed whole by Hollywood. …
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Blue Kite, TheBlue Kite, The (1993)
Emotive and honest account of the realities of daily life under chairman Mao's regime as witnessed by one Beijing family from the 1950s through…
Poster (F) $7.95

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