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Last Year at MarienbadLast Year at Marienbad (L'Annee Dernier a Marienbad) (1961)
Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. Delphine Seyrig, Giorgio Albertazzi
All the rules of film–making are broken in this notorious question mark of a film in which a past event plagues the occupants of a grand…
Mother Joan of AngelsMother Joan of Angels (Matka Joanna od Aniolow) (1961) Recommended
Dir. Jerzy Kawalerowicz
A landmark of post–WW2 Polish cinema recounts in stunningly composed b&w images the disturbing true–story of a 17th century French…
Notte, LaNotte, La (The Night) (1961)
Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau, Monica Vitti
A compelling bout of urban alienation, with Marcello Mastroianni and Jeanne Moreau as a despairing married couple coming slowly apart at the seams.…
Through a Glass DarklyThrough a Glass Darkly (1961)
Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Max von Sydow
Husband, father and brother must cope with the disintegrating mental health of a young woman on an island. The focus is on religion, madness and the…
Two WomenTwo Women (1961)
Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Feat. Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren won the Best Actress Oscar for her role as a WW2 widow who endures turmoil with her 13–year–old daughter before they are…
ViridianaViridiana (1961)
Dir. Luis Bunuel
Feat. Silvia Pinal, Francisco Rabal, Fernando Rey
Bunuel purges his spiritual demons in this potent psychological study of a novice nun who loses her innocence when she visits her…
Bad Sleep Well, TheBad Sleep Well, The (1960)
Dir. Akira Kurosawa
Feat. Toshiro Mifune
A contemporary gangster saga that uses a Hamlet–esque narrative to indict corporate and political corruption. Government officials were not…
Cloud-Capped Star, TheCloud-Capped Star, The (1960)
Dir. Ritwik Ghatak
Feat. Supriya Choudhury
The kind–hearted daughter of a middle–class refugee family from East Pakistan sacrifices her own happiness for her unappreciative family,…
L'AvventuraL'Avventura (1960)
Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni
Feat. Monica Vitti
The quintessential Euro–arthouse film of the 60s – a rambling yet elegant voyage through the sterile lives of the bourgeiousie, following…
La Dolce VitaLa Dolce Vita (1960) Recommended
Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni
An episodic film following the very cool Marcello Mastroianni, a disillusioned journalist trapped in shallow, so called 'decadent' society. A…

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