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Subgenre Sampler

 
LydiaLydia (Illusions) (1941)
Dir. Julien Duvivier
Feat. Merle Oberon, Joseph Cotton, Alan Marshall
Dreamy, melancholic melodrama follows the life and numerous loves of a society gal (Oberron) in New England over thirty odd years. Dir. Duvivier…
JezebelJezebel (1938) Recommended
Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Bette Davis, Henry Fonda
A classic, Oscar–winning role for Bette Davis, as a southern belle who defies the arch conventions of 19th century New Orleans high society…
Sisters of the GionSisters of the Gion (1936)
Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi
Feat. Isuzu Yamada, Yoko Umemura
An early feminist film from director Kenji Mizoguchi, focusing on two geisha sisters – one of whom enters into a codependent relationship with…
Rain (1932)
Dir. Lewis Milestone
Feat. Joan Crawford, Walter Huston
A turbulent adaptation of Somerset Maugham's short story 'Miss Thompson' set on a Samoan island quarantine station during the rainy season. When a…

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