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Subgenre Sampler

 
Blue HawaiiBlue Hawaii (1961)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Elvis Presley
Lush setting for this Elvis vehicle is easy on the eye. The King's least Rock'n'Roll effort.
Flower Drum SongFlower Drum Song (1961)
Dir. Henry Koster
Feat. Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta
Amiable if overlong musical comedy telling the story of a Chinese girl who smuggles herself into San Francisco as a "picture bride" to marry a young…
West Side StoryWest Side Story (1961) Aro Favourite
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn
Oscar–sweeping, hugely influential film version of Bernstein and Sondheim's landmark Broadway musical, updating Romeo and Juliet to dockland…
Wild in the CountryWild in the Country (1961)
Dir. Phillip Dunne
Feat. Elvis Presley, Hope Lange, Tuesday Weld
Unusual Elvis Presley vehicle, playing a country hothead with a literary bent.
Young Ones, The / Summer HolidayYoung Ones, The / Summer Holiday (1961-1962) Recommended
Dir. Sidney J. Furie, Peter Yates
Feat. Cliff Richard, Robert Morley, The Shadows
A pairing of delightfully dated musical vehicles for Brit pop sensation of the day, Cliff Richard. THE YOUNG ONES has Cliff organising a fundraising…
Bells are RingingBells are Ringing (1960)
Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Judy Holliday, Dean Martin, Fred Clark
Winning musical rom–com from Vincente Minnelli (MEET ME IN ST LOUIS), with Judy Holliday playing a fictionalised version of real–life…
Can-CanCan-Can (1960)
Dir. Walter Lang
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Shirley Maclaine, Maurice Chevalier
Agreeable Cole Porter musical by way of Old Blue Eyes' Rat Pack croon. Sinatra teams up with Shirley Maclaine, here the proprietor of Parisian cafe…
G.I. BluesG.I. Blues (1960)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Elvis Presley
A fond Elvis vehicle in which his guitar–playing G.I. meddles with things a young cadet shouldn't while stationed in Germany. Presley sings…
Let's Make LoveLet's Make Love (1960) Recommended
Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Marilyn Monroe, Yves Montand
An under–rated Marilyn Monroe comedy with Yves Montand as a millionaire who joins her theatre company, then hires a host of real–life…
Black OrpheusBlack Orpheus (1959) Recommended
Dir. Marcel Camus
Feat. Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes De Oliveira
Get caught up in the rhythms and colour of Rio De Janiero at Carnival time for an exotic, utterly unique spin on the Greek legend of doomed lovers…

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