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Gospel According to St. MatthewGospel According to St. Matthew (1964)
Dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini
Feat. Enrique Irazoqui, Margherita Caruso, Susanna Pasolini
Acted entirely by non–professionals, this is a startlingly visual rendering of the biblical text, blending breath–taking photography with…
HamletHamlet (1964) Aro Favourite
Dir. Grigori Kozintsev
Feat. Innokenti Smoktunovsky
The legendary Russian version of Shakespeare's play, which visually at least, stands as the greatest yet. Staged amidst the massive battlements of…
Invitation to a GunfighterInvitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
Dir. Richard Wilson
Feat. Yul Brynner, Janice Rule, Brad Dexter
Set in New Mexico in the wake of the Civil War, a small bigoted town is beset by racist prejudices despite being outwardly pro–Union. Yul…
Kitten with a WhipKitten with a Whip (1964) Recommended
Dir. Douglas Heyes
Feat. Ann-Margret, John Forsythe, Peter Brown
Ann–Margaret brings white–hot intensity to this cult classic about a teenage girl on the run from the law who blackmails a clueless…
Magnificent Showman, TheMagnificent Showman, The (Circus World) (1964)
Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. John Wayne, Claudia Cardinale, Rita Hayworth
Grandiose "Cinerama" spectacle (that flopped at the box office) starring John Wayne as a circus proprietor who decides to take his show on a…
Night of the Iguana, TheNight of the Iguana, The (1964)
Dir. John Huston
Feat. Richard Burton, Deborah Kerr, Sue Lyon
Tennessee Williams–scripted brew of melodrama, old–style religion and sexual repression sees defrocked priest/alcoholic Richard Burton…
OnibabaOnibaba (the Hole) (1964) Aro Favourite
Dir. Kaneto Shindo
Feat. Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura
An eerie, brazenly sensual medieval folk tale about a mother and daughter–in–law who kill just to survive and eventually turn on each…
Pumpkin Eater, ThePumpkin Eater, The (1964) Recommended
Dir. Jack Clayton
Feat. Anne Bancroft, Peter Finch, James Mason
Anne Bancroft is riveting as a woman of the verge of a nervous breakdown in this penetrating and vastly under–rated British melodrama. As…
Red Desert (il Deserto Rosso)Red Desert (il Deserto Rosso) (1964)
Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni
Feat. Monica Vitti, Richard Harris
Housewife Monica Vitti embarks on a casual affair with Richard Harris following a nervous breakdown. Set amidst an oppressive industrial landscape,…
Soft Skin, TheSoft Skin, The (La Peau Douce) (1964)
Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Francois Dorleac, Jean Desailly
Moving New Wave drama from Francois Truffaut tells the story of a scholar pursuing a torrid affair with a stewardess while attempting to juggle his…
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