Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
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.
Throne of Blood (1957)- Dir. Akira Kurosawa
Feat. Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura - Kurosawa transposes MacBeth into a Samurai setting and the result justifies his reputation. Nothing short of an awesome spectacle Shakespeare himself…
Une Parisienne (1957)- Dir. Michel Boisrond
Feat. Brigitte Bardot, Charles Boyer - Dated yet enjoyably fluffy Bardot comedy, with the sex kitten playing the mischief–making daughter of the French Premier who seduces a cabinet…
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…
Aparajito (1956)- Dir. Satyajit Ray
Feat. Kanu Bannerjee, Karuna Bannerjee, Pinaki Sengupta… - Sequel to PATHER PANCHALI sees Apu now as an adolescent who abandons his village and travels to Calcutta, where he is inevitably confused with his…
Burmese Harp, The (Biruma no tategoto) (1956)- Dir. Kon Ichikawa
Feat. Rentaro Mikuni - Another muted anti–war elegy conceived during Japan’s post–WWII recovery, this tells the journey of a Japanese private, who upon…
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