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Subgenre Sampler
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
- Dir. Mikio Naruse
Feat. Hideko Takamine - Melancholic masterpiece from a largely overshadowed figure in Japanese cinema: concerning the post–war ‘water trade’ of bar hostesses in…
400 Blows, The (1959)
- Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Jean-Pierre Leaud, Claire Maurier, Albert Remy… - Truffaut's first film rocketed him to fame as some kind of New Wave radical, but at a second glance this story of a teenage delinquent thrown in and…
Adventures Of Antoine Doinel, The (400 Blows, Stolen Kisses, Bed and Board, Love on the Run) (1959-1979)- Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Jean-Pierre Leaud - Francois Truffaut's most enduring cinematic creation, the irrepressible Antoine Doinel (played synonymously by Jean–Pierre Leaud) is…
Amants, Les (Lovers, The) (1959)- Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Jeanne Moreau, Alain Cuny - This helped push the envelope of frank sexuality in cinema and made a star of Jeanne Moreau, as the rich, bored housewife whose extra–marital…
Ballad of a Soldier (1959)- Dir. Grigori Chukhrai
Feat. Vladimir Ivashov - Soviet poetic realism brings a contemplative tone to the theatre of war, following a soldier’s pilgrimage back home after being granted leave for…
Come Dance with Me (Voulez-Vous Danser Avec Moi?) (1959)- Dir. Michel Boisrond
Feat. Brigitte Bardot, Dawn Addams - Surprisingly entertaining French mystery thriller tracking a wife attempting to clear her husband's name from involvement in a dance studio murder.…
Floating Weeds (Ukigusa) (1959)- Dir. Yasujiro Ozu
Feat. Ganjiro Nakamura - An aging actor who returns with his troupe to his provincial town, and becomes caught between his long–lost family and his jealous…
Good Morning (Ohayo) (1959)- Dir. Yasujiro Ozu
Feat. Shimazu Masahiko, Koji Shidara, Chishu Ryu… - Ozu’s most accessible and scathing film amuses with its deceptively light–hearted tale of two boys’ vow of silence after being refused a…
Head Against the Wall (La tête contre les murs) (1959)- Dir. Georges Franju
Feat. Pierre Brasseur, Paul Meurisse, Anouk Aimee… - Georges Franju’s first film is a high–intensity examination of post–war psychiatric care, centred on the survival of a delinquent youth…
Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)- Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada - Romance between a French actress and a Japanese architect rekindles their traumatic wartime experiences. The twin threads of despair and sensual love…
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