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Two WomenTwo Women (1961)
Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Feat. Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren won the Best Actress Oscar for her role as a WW2 widow who endures turmoil with her 13–year–old daughter before they are…
ViridianaViridiana (1961)
Dir. Luis Bunuel
Feat. Silvia Pinal, Francisco Rabal, Fernando Rey
Bunuel purges his spiritual demons in this potent psychological study of a novice nun who loses her innocence when she visits her…
YojimboYojimbo (1961) Recommended
Dir. Akira Kurosawa
Feat. Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yoko Tsukasa
Mercenary Sanjuro walks into town and sells his services to both factions of rival gangs – to stand back and watch them destroy each other.…
Bad Sleep Well, TheBad Sleep Well, The (1960)
Dir. Akira Kurosawa
Feat. Toshiro Mifune
A contemporary gangster saga that uses a Hamlet–esque narrative to indict corporate and political corruption. Government officials were not…
Classe Tous RisquesClasse Tous Risques (Consider All Risks) (1960) Recommended
Dir. Claude Sautet
Feat. Lino Ventura, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Sandra Milo
French–Italian gangster film following the exploits of a French mobster (Lino Ventura, based on a real life henchman for the French Gestapo)…
Die 1000 Augen des Dr. MabuseDie 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse (The 1000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse) (1960)
Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Dawn Addams, Peter Van Eyck, Gert Frobe
The final film in Fritz Lang's DR. MABUSE series, which includes DR. MABUSE, THE GAMBLER and THE TESTAMENT OF DR. MABUSE, is also the director's…
L'AvventuraL'Avventura (1960)
Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni
Feat. Monica Vitti
The quintessential Euro–arthouse film of the 60s – a rambling yet elegant voyage through the sterile lives of the bourgeiousie, following…
La Dolce VitaLa Dolce Vita (1960) Recommended
Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni
An episodic film following the very cool Marcello Mastroianni, a disillusioned journalist trapped in shallow, so called 'decadent' society. A…
LolaLola (1960)
Dir. Jacques Demy
Feat. Anouk Aimee, Marc Michel
Irresistible 'New Wave' confection breezily spins its romantic tale around the alluring presence of Anouk Aimee, here a cheery cabaret–dancer…
Naked IslandNaked Island (Hadaka no shima) (1960) Recommended
Dir. Kaneto Shindo
Feat. Nobuko Otowa, Taiji Tonoyama
An exquisitely simple and moving Japanese drama, notable for having almost no spoken dialogue in depicting a year of struggle for a small farming…

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