Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Magician, The (The Face) (1958)- Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Max von Sydow - Bergman's allegorical self–portrait of a controversial travelling magician who exacts revenge on a cynical doctor, but becomes trapped in his…
Mon Oncle (1958)- Dir. Jacques Tati
Feat. Jacques Tati - Monsieur Hulot returns in another gag–laden adventure. His whimsical ways endear him to his nephew, but leave the boy's trendy parents cold.…
Cranes are Flying, The (Letyat Zhuravli) (1957)
- 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 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,…
Le Notti Bianche (White Nights) (1957)- Dir. Luchino Visconti
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni, Maria Schell, Jean Marais… - A departure from neo–realist beginnings, this surreal Visconti masterwork adapts Dostoyevsky’s ‘White Nights’ through dreamlike art…
Les Miserables (1957)- Dir. Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Feat. Jean Gabin, Bernard Blier, Daniele Delorme… - Adaptation of the Victor Hugo novel with Jean Gabin playing the peasant who is jailed for stealing a loaf of bread in 19th century France. A faithful…
Lower Depths, The (Donzoko) (1957)- Dir. Akira Kurosawa
Feat. Toshiro Mifune, Kyoko Kagawa, Isuzu Yamada… - Arresting Maxim Gorky stage adaptation (previously filmed by Jean Renoir) is transposed to Japan’s Edo–era slums. Social realisms and the…
Mother India (1957)- 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 (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 Cabiria (1957)- 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…
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