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Subgenre Sampler

 
Tall Story (1960)
Dir. Joshua Logan
Feat. Jane Fonda, Anthony Perkins
A young Jane Fonda makes her screen debut in this candy–coated comedy as a bubbly co–ed with romantic yearnings for basketballer Anthony…
Where the Boys AreWhere the Boys Are (1960)
Dir. Henry Levin
Feat. Dolores Hart, George Hamilton, Yvette Mimieux
Fairly 'swingin' sixties beach romp with Hart, Hamilton and a cast of bright young co–eds on Spring Break vacation at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.…
Wild RiverWild River (1960)
Dir. Elia Kazan
Feat. Montgomery Clift, Lee Remick, Jo Van Fleet
Romantic drama focused around an Authority agent (played with controlled complexity by Montgomery Clift) who meets with resistance and a fair share…
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…
Samurai SagaSamurai Saga (Aru kengo no shogai) (1959)
Dir. Hiroshi Inagaki
Feat. Toshiro Mifune, Yoko Tsukasa
Feudal Japanese retelling of Rostand's 'Cyrano de Bergerac', with the charismatic Toshiro Mifune as the shogun–poet with a…
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.…

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