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Subgenre Sampler
Le Notti Bianche (White Nights) (1957)- Dir. Luchino Visconti
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni, Maria Schell, Jean Marais… - A departure from neo–realist beginnings, this surreal Visconti masterwork adapts Dostoyevsky’s ‘White Nights’ through dreamlike art…
Les Miserables (1957)- Dir. Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Feat. Jean Gabin, Bernard Blier, Daniele Delorme… - Adaptation of the Victor Hugo novel with Jean Gabin playing the peasant who is jailed for stealing a loaf of bread in 19th century France. A faithful…
Lower Depths, The (Donzoko) (1957)- Dir. Akira Kurosawa
Feat. Toshiro Mifune, Kyoko Kagawa, Isuzu Yamada… - Arresting Maxim Gorky stage adaptation (previously filmed by Jean Renoir) is transposed to Japan’s Edo–era slums. Social realisms and the…
Nights of Cabiria (1957)
- Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Giulietta Masina - Giulietta Masina is marvelous as a waifish prostitute dreaming of a rich, wonderful life but always finding sorrow. Tragicomic masterpiece won an…
Seventh Seal, The (1957)- Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Max von Sydow - The solemn Swede garnered world prominence with this stunning, poetic allegory set in the plague–ridden 16th Century, where a disillusioned…
Sissi - The Fateful Years of an Empress (1957)- Dir. Ernst Marischka
Feat. Romy Schneider - Concluding film in the Sissi trilogy ends on a somber note with Romy Schneider struggling with Viennese court life as she moves towards a tragic end.
Wide Blue Road, The (La grande strada azzurra) (1957)- Dir. Gillo Pontecorvo
Feat. Yves Montand, Alida Valli, Francisco Rabal… - Italian neorealist melodrama drama which marks the feature debut of Gillo Pontecorvo (THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS). Set on a small rugged island off the…
Wild Strawberries (1957)- Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Victor Sjostrom, Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin - A classic film of one man's reminiscences and his dramatic search for the meaning of human existence. The bleakness is imbued with a quiet optimism.
Akasen Chitai (Street of Shame) (1956)- Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi
Feat. Machiko Kyo - Prostitution and the female plight are the chief concerns of this sympathetic, heartbreaking ensemble piece examining the trade of five headstrong,…
And God Created Woman (1956)- Dir. Roger Vadim
Feat. Brigitte Bardot, Curt Jurgens, Jean-Louis Trintignant - The Bardot movie, set in sleepy St. Tropez where Bridget is the misunderstood town hussy who impulsively marries the brother of a boyfriend. Works…
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