Subgenre Sampler
: 25144 Films to Buy & Rent
L'eclisse (1962)
- Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni
Feat. Monica Vitti, Francisco Rabal, Alain Delon
- The final part in the Italian trilogy begun by L’AVVENTURA, set during a stock–market crash in Rome, this finds Monica Vitti disengaging…
L-Shaped Room, The (1962)
- Dir. Bryan Forbes
Feat. Leslie Caron
- Defining slice of gritty Brit realism tackles the issue of pregnancy outside marriage with considerable pathos. French girl Leslie Caron crosses the…
La Jetee (1962)
- Dir. Chris Marker
- Classic science–fiction short told almost entirely in stills takes a man from the future on a terrifying journey back to his childhood. The…
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- Dir. David Lean
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn…
- Superlative epic biography of enigmatic adventurer T.E. Lawrence played by a charismatic Peter O'Toole in his first leading role. The spectacle is…
Le Combat Dans L'île (1962)
- Dir. Alain Cavalier
Feat. Romy Schneider, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Henri Serre…
- French drama exploring the tension between right and left wing politics in the early 60's, through the romantic conflict faced by a woman (Romy…
Lolita (1962)
- Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. James Mason, Peter Sellers, Shelley Winters…
- A middle–aged man falls in love with a 14–year–old girl, so marries her mother to be near her. Fascinating black comedy of sexual…
Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
- Dir. Tony Richardson
Feat. Tom Courtenay, Michael Redgrave, Alec McCowen
- Rebellious borstal–boy Tom Courtenay finds self–discovery while cross–country training. An emotionally powerful critique of class…
Lonely Are The Brave (1962)
- Dir. David Miller
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Walter Matthau…
- Kirk Douglas is on top form in this Dalton Trumbo–penned 'psychological' Western, playing an anti–establishment cowboy who purposefully…
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)
- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Katharine Hepburn, Ralph Richardson, Jason Robards Jr.…
- Faithful and masterful adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's play about family life, love and losers drinking and tearing each other apart in leafy New…
Longest Day, The (1962)
- Dir. Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki
Feat. John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum…
- One the great WW2 films, with over 40 international stars. The large scale battle scenes have taken some outdoing.