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Astonished Heart, TheAstonished Heart, The (1950)
Dir. Terence Fisher, Antony Damborough
Feat. Sir Noel Coward, Celia Johnson, Margaret Leighton
Noel Coward stars in this adaptation of his play; a drawing–room melodrama about a married psychiatrist who unhappily succumbs to the wiles of…
Damned Don't Cry, TheDamned Don't Cry, The (1950)
Dir. Vincent Sherman
Feat. Joan Crawford, David Brian, Steve Cochran
Loosely based on the relationship between Bugsy Siegel and Virginia Hill, this riveting film tells of a New York socialite's involvement with an…
Diary of a Country PriestDiary of a Country Priest (Journal D'Un Cure De Campagne) (1950) Aro Favourite
Dir. Robert Bresson
Feat. Claude Laydu
Compelling and uncompromising – this adaptation of Georges Bernanos' classic French novel is one of dir. Bresson's best examinations of the…
Francesco giullare di DioFrancesco giullare di Dio (Francis, God's Jester; The Flowers of St Francis) (1950) Recommended
Dir. Roberto Rossellini
Feat. Aldo Fabrizi
Following after dir. Rossellini's more obviously left–wing films (ROME OPEN CITY, PAISA), this unusual biopic would prove a transition work to…
La RondeLa Ronde (1950) Recommended
Dir. Max Ophuls
Feat. Anton Walbrook, Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani
A witty chronicle of circular love–affairs and seductions in 19th century Vienna. Lavish sets and extravagent spiralling camerawork complement…
Los OlvidadosLos Olvidados (The Young and the Damned, aka The Forgotten Ones) (1950) Aro Favourite
Dir. Luis Bunuel
Ground–breaking masterwork from dir. Luis Bunuel's Meixcan period, set among slum children in Mexico City, whose harsh circumstances and…
Men, TheMen, The (1950)
Dir. Fred Zinnemann
Feat. Marlon Brando, Teresa Wright, Everett Sloane
Famous as Marlon Brando's film debut, playing a paraplegic war veteran struggling to come to terms with post–war life. Brando's smouldering…
Miracle in MilanMiracle in Milan (1950) Aro Favourite
Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Feat. Paolo Stoppa
Memorable foray into satirical fantasy for dir. de Sica, in which a hobo philanthropist is given the power to work miracles in the…
OdetteOdette (1950)
Dir. Herbert Wilcox
Feat. Dame Anna Neagle, Trevor Howard, Marius Goring
Drama based on the true story of Odette Sansom, the British Special Operations Executive agent in WWII who miraculously evaded death after being sent…
OutrageOutrage (1950)
Dir. Ida Lupino
Feat. Mala Powers, Tod Andrews, Robert Clarke
One of the earliest post–Code Hollywood films to deal with the subject of rape, this black–and–white B–movie follows a young…

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