Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Until They Sail (1957)
- Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Jean Simmons, Joan Fontaine, Paul Newman… - 1950s Christchurch is the novelty star of this MGM prestige picture set entirely in Canterbury, New Zealand, with landmarks such as the Christchurch…
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.
Windom's Way (1957)- Dir. Ronald Neame
Feat. Peter Finch, Mary Ure, Robert Flemyng… - Malayan–set drama with Finch as a doctor – who along with his estranged wife – finds himself caught up in political turmoil that…
1984 (1956)- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Edmond O'Brien, Michael Redgrave, Jan Sterling… - The first adaptation of George Orwell's visionary novel is this little known, stark BBC television production. Apparently hated by his widow for the…
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…
Baby Doll (1956)- Dir. Elia Kazan
Feat. Karl Malden, Eli Wallach, Carroll Baker - After success with STREETCAR, Kazan tackled another squalid Tennessee Williams tale of sex, jealousy and obsession. Karl Malden, Eli Wallach and…
Backlash (1956)- Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Richard Widmark, Donna Reed, William Campbell… - Richard Widmark and Donna Reed play the tough–talkin', rootin–tootin leads in this gritty horse opera, as they both seek vengeance for…
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