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Subgenre Sampler

 
Saturday Night and Sunday MorningSaturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) Aro Favourite
Dir. Karel Reisz
Feat. Albert Finney, Shirley Anne Field, Rachel Roberts
Possibly the finest film of the British New Wave, Albert Finney burns up the screen as an ‘angry young man’ who grasps at weekend freedom from…
Savage Innocents, TheSavage Innocents, The (1960)
Dir. Nicholas Ray
Feat. Anthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole, Yoko Tani
Curiously compelling ethnological drama from dir. Ray in which an eskimo (Quinn) wages an ongoing battle for survival in the Arctic environment and…
Shoot the PianistShoot the Pianist (Shoot the Piano Player) (1960)
Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger
Part homage to Hollywood film noir, part love story and part and parcel of the new wave, a down–on–his–luck pianist is drawn into…
Sink the BismarckSink the Bismarck (1960)
Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Kenneth More, Dana Wynter, Laurence Naismith
A no–nonsense depiction of the WW2 hunt by the British navy to destroy the German super–warship Bismarck. Conveying both the allied…
Song Without EndSong Without End (1960)
Dir. Charles Vidor, George Cukor
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, Genevieve Page, Capucine
Pleasant biopic of the great composer Franz Liszt which despite focusing mostly on his love affairs does boast a terrific score. This was Charles…
Sons and LoversSons and Lovers (1960)
Dir. Jack Cardiff
Feat. Dean Stockwell, Trevor Howard, Dame Wendy Hiller
Richly photographed rendition of D.H. Lawrence's classic novel, in which the son of a coal–miner (Stockwell) struggles to find his path in the…
SpartacusSpartacus (1960) Recommended
Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton
First–rate epic details the revolt of the ancient Roman slaves as led by Kirk Douglas in the title role. Production spares little expense but…
Strange World of Gurney Slade, The (TV Series)Strange World of Gurney Slade, The (TV Series) (1960) Aro Favourite
Feat. Anthony Newley
An unpredictable, wildly inventive comedy where an actor (Anthony Newley) walks off the set of a banal sit–com and into an absurd fantasy world…
Strangers When We MeetStrangers When We Meet (1960)
Dir. Richard Quine
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Kim Novak, Ernie Kovacs
Romantic drama adapted by Evan Hunter from his novel of the same name, about two married neighbours who have an affair. Kirk Douglas plays the…
Sundowners, TheSundowners, The (1960)
Dir. Fred Zinnemann
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Deborah Kerr, Peter Ustinov
Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr play a devoted couple in 1920s Australia who come to a crossroads over their gypsy lifestyle. Affectionate saga about…

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