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World of Suzie Wong, TheWorld of Suzie Wong, The (1960)
Dir. Richard Quine
Feat. William Holden, Nancy Kwan
Aspiring artist William Holden courts the Chinese prostitute of the title (Nancy Kwan) in 1950s Hong Kong. Lukewarm dramatically, but with some…
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…
Hiroshima Mon AmourHiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada
Romance between a French actress and a Japanese architect rekindles their traumatic wartime experiences. The twin threads of despair and sensual love…
Pillow TalkPillow Talk (1959) Aro Favourite
Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall
Party–line adversaries Rock Hudson and Doris Day conduct a hilarious romance of deception in this imaginative sex comedy. With Rock as the…
Summer Place, ASummer Place, A (1959)
Dir. Delmer Daves
Feat. Dorothy McGuire, Sandra Dee, Troy Donahue
Lush melodrama set on a remote isle with the two couples of different generations trapped in romantic asides and anxieties.
A Time to Love and a Time to DieA Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)
Dir. Douglas Sirk
Feat. John Gavin, Jock Mahoney, Don DeFore
Bittersweet WWII melodrama finds Douglas Sirk at his gravest; John Gavin plays a returning German solider who falls in love under the shadow of war.…
Barbarian and the Geisha, TheBarbarian and the Geisha, The (1958)
Dir. John Huston
Feat. John Wayne, Sam Jaffe, Eiko Ando
Uncharacteristic John Wayne vehicle has the big lug play an ambassador to Japan following the US intervention in 1863. Eiko Ando plays the titular…
Bell, Book and CandleBell, Book and Candle (1958)
Dir. Richard Quine
Feat. James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon
Enchanting romantic comedy adapted from the Broadway play stars Kim Novak as a witch who casts a spell on her neighbour, played by James Stewart.
Carve Her Name With PrideCarve Her Name With Pride (1958)
Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Virginia McKenna, Paul Scofield, Jack Warner
Brit war–time romance centred on a lady living in London during WW2 who marries and has a child with a French soldier. Upon hearing of his…
ChristineChristine (1958)
Dir. Pierre Gaspard-Huit
Feat. Romy Schneider, Alain Delon, Micheline Presle
Vienna set classic love triangle between an unfaithful man, his current love interest (played by darling French actress Romy Schneider) and an…

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