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Cranes are Flying, TheCranes are Flying, The (Letyat Zhuravli) (1957) Recommended
Dir. Mikhail Kalatozov
Feat. Tatyana Samojlova, Aleksei Batalov, Vasili Merkuryev
A Russian classic which conveys homefront anxieties during WW2 for a young bride whose original fiance has gone to the front. Pursued by his…
Il GridoIl Grido (The Outcry) (1957)
Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni
Feat. Steve Cochran, Alida Valli, Betsy Blair
This lesser–known work from Antonioni provides a missing link between Italian neorealism and the director's later works like L'AVVENTURA,…
Mother IndiaMother India (1957) Recommended
Dir. Mehboob Khan
Feat. Nargis , Sunil Dutt, Raaj Kumar
A quintessential Indian classic, depicting the struggle of a woman through her adult life to reconcile traditional values and village life with a…
Mysterians, The Mysterians, The (1957)
Dir. Inoshiro Honda
Feat. Takashi Shimura, Kenji Sahara, Susumu Fujita
Pastel coloured invader movie from the creative team behind GODZILLA. Aliens refugees from a planet destroyed by atomic bombs flee to Earth in the…
Nights of CabiriaNights of Cabiria (1957) Recommended
Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Giulietta Masina
Giulietta Masina is marvelous as a waifish prostitute dreaming of a rich, wonderful life but always finding sorrow. Tragicomic masterpiece won an…
Seventh Seal, TheSeventh Seal, The (1957) Recommended
Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Max von Sydow
The solemn Swede garnered world prominence with this stunning, poetic allegory set in the plague–ridden 16th Century, where a disillusioned…
Throne of BloodThrone of Blood (1957)
Dir. Akira Kurosawa
Feat. Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura
Kurosawa transposes MacBeth into a Samurai setting and the result justifies his reputation. Nothing short of an awesome spectacle Shakespeare himself…
Une ParisienneUne Parisienne (1957)
Dir. Michel Boisrond
Feat. Brigitte Bardot, Charles Boyer
Dated yet enjoyably fluffy Bardot comedy, with the sex kitten playing the mischief–making daughter of the French Premier who seduces a cabinet…
Wild StrawberriesWild Strawberries (1957) Recommended
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.
And God Created WomanAnd 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…

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