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TitanicTitanic (1953)
Dir. Jean Negulesco
Feat. Clifton Webb, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Wagner
The infamous maritime disaster goes down here in grand Hollywood style, reflecting the onboard marital downswing of Clifton Webb and Barbara Stanwyk.…
Tokyo StoryTokyo Story (1953) Aro Favourite
Dir. Yasujiro Ozu
Feat. Chishu Ryu, Chieko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara
The master of Japanese cinema, this is Ozu's masterpiece. An emotional tour–de–force is drawn from an elderly couple's ill–fated…
Ugetsu MonogatariUgetsu Monogatari (1953) Aro Favourite
Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi
Feat. Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyo, Kinuyo Tanaka
Stories by the 18th century writer Akinari Ueda are woven into an odyssey of civil–war misfortune, in which two peasant–potters and their…
Voyage to ItalyVoyage to Italy (Journey to Italy/ Journey in Italy) (1953)
Dir. Roberto Rossellini
Feat. Ingrid Bergman, George Sanders
A meditative journey through the landscapes of Italy, accompanying Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders in the midst of a breakup. The ongoing drama of…
Wages of FearWages of Fear (Salaire de la Peur, Le) (1953) Aro Favourite
Dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot
Feat. Yves Montand, Charles Vanel
A young Yves Montand leads a group of impoverished men over rocky Latin American terrain with a dangerous load of nitro–glycerine. Considered…
White ManeWhite Mane (Crin-Blanc) (1953) Aro Favourite
Dir. Albert Lamorisse
Feat. Alain Emery
Striking, allegorical children's fable from the dir. of THE RED BALLOON concerns the taming of an unruly ‘white mane’ by a young boy, and his…
Adventures of Superman (TV Series)Adventures of Superman (TV Series) (1952-1958)
Feat. George Reeves, Phyllis Coates
The first ever 'Superman' TV series, this was an immensely popular rendition of the comicbook tale of the Man of Steel, whose life as…
Angel FaceAngel Face (1952)
Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons is a woman possessed in this quietly unconventional film noir, playing a take–no–prisoners femme fatale who systematically…
Angels One FiveAngels One Five (1952)
Dir. George More O'Ferrall
Feat. Jack Hawkins, Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray
British war film following the experience of a young fighter pilot in the Battle of Britain during WWII. Based on the book "What Are Your Angels…
Bad and the Beautiful, TheBad and the Beautiful, The (1952) Aro Favourite
Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon
Masterpiece of Hollywood navel–gazing, with charismatic producer Kirk Douglas clawing his way to success on a Freudian subtext, using and…

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