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Sundays and CybeleSundays and Cybele (Les Dimanches de Ville d'Avray) (1962) Recommended
Dir. Serge Bourguignon
Feat. Hardy Kruger, Patricia Gozzi
Touching, if occasionally over–sentimentalised drama that contemplates the relationship between a mentally scarred bomber pilot and the…
Tale of Zatoichi Continues, TheTale of Zatoichi Continues, The (1962)
Dir. Kazuo Mori
Feat. Shintaro Katsu
The first of many sequels to the iconic TALE OF ZATOICHI, in which a blind, affable masseur (Katsu) who happens to be a lethally skillful swordsman…
Tale of Zatoichi, TheTale of Zatoichi, The (1962) Recommended
Dir. Kenji Misumi
Feat. Shintaro Katsu
The inaugural movie in the iconic 'Zatoichi' series – which followed the intriguing adventures in mythical Japan of a blind masseur, who has…
Trial of Joan of Arc, TheTrial of Joan of Arc, The (Procès de Jeanne d'Arc) (1962)
Dir. Robert Bresson
One of dir. Bressons' more difficult works, depicting the final days of 15th century French religious patriot Joan of Arc and utilising the actual…
Vivre Sa VieVivre Sa Vie (My Life to Live) (1962)
Dir. Jean-Luc Godard
Feat. Anna Karina
While filtered through dir. Godard's preoccupations with genre, this series of twelve vignettes about a Parisian woman's marriage breakup and gradual…
Winter LightWinter Light (1962)
Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Gunnel Lindblom
The second in Bergman's faith trilogy, in which a village priest finds himself drawn towards atheism after the death of his wife. Crisp, reflective…
A Man Called La RoccaA Man Called La Rocca (Un nommé La Rocca) (1961)
Dir. Jean Becker
Feat. Jean-Paul Belmondo, Christine Kaufmann, Nico
French thriller with Jean Paul Belmondo playing an ex–gangster tracking down the man responsible for putting his friend in prison. Based on the…
AccattoneAccattone (1961) Recommended
Dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini
Feat. Franco Citti
The debut feature of Italian filmmaker–novelist–poet–provocateur Pasolini, which depicts the underbelly of Roman street life in a…
AntigoneAntigone (1961)
Dir. Yorgos Javellas
Feat. Irene Papas
An impressive Irene Papas heads this black and white epic adapted from Sophocles' Greek tragedy, about the twisted family legacy left behind by…
Daredevil in the CastleDaredevil in the Castle (Osaka jo monogatari) (1961)
Dir. Hiroshi Inagaki
Feat. Toshiro Mifune, Kyoko Kagawa, Yuriko Hoshi
Another solid genre excursion from seasoned dir. Hiroshi Inagaki (THE SAMURAI TRILOGY), with Toshiro Mifune again taking the lead as a despondent,…

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