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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…
Umbrellas of Cherbourg, TheUmbrellas of Cherbourg, The (1964) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jacques Demy
Feat. Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo
Gorgeous French musical with Catherine Deneuve, in her acting debut, one of its many pleasures. A bittersweet romantic story is allied to a lush…
Woman of the DunesWoman of the Dunes (1964) Aro Favourite
Dir. Hiroshi Teshigahara
Feat. Eiji Okada, Kyoko Kishida
From a simple premise – a man becomes trapped in a valley of sand in which a solitary woman lives – the director is able to draw out…
An Actor's RevengeAn Actor's Revenge (1963) Aro Favourite
Dir. Kon Ichikawa
Feat. Kazuo Hasegawa, Fujiko Yamamoto
Unusual storyline concerns a Kabuki female impersonator, who seduces and arranges the destruction of three nobles responsible for his parents'…
Doulos, LeDoulos, Le (The Finger Man) (1963) Recommended
Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville
Feat. Jean-Paul Belmondo, Serge Reggiani
Eschewing the French New Wave movement in favour of homage to the then ‘passe’ genre of film noir, dir. Jean–Pierre Melville adds shades of…
Fellini's 8 1/2Fellini's 8 1/2 (1963) Aro Favourite
Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni
Fellini's most revered film is a self–analytical exercise casting Marcello Mastroianni as a troubled director trapped by his own visions and…
Hands Over the CityHands Over the City (Le mani sulla città) (1963) Recommended
Dir. Francesco Rosi
Feat. Rod Steiger, Salvo Randone, Guido Alberti
An astute and ever–pertinent story of political corruption in post–World War II Italy starring Rod Steiger as a ruthless developer and…
High and LowHigh and Low (1963) Aro Favourite
Dir. Akira Kurosawa
Feat. Toshiro Mifune
Adapted from a crime–novel by Ed McBain, this kidnapping–thriller is a central work in dir. Kurosawa’s series of film noirs, combining…
Le Feu FolletLe Feu Follet (The Fire Within) (1963) Recommended
Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Maurice Ronet, Jeanne Moreau, Alexandra Stewart
Brilliantly measured account of an alcoholic (Maurice Ronet) who makes a final social round to find reason why he should not take his own life. Rich…
Le MeprisLe Mepris (Contempt) (1963)
Dir. Jean-Luc Godard
Feat. Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance, Fritz Lang
An insecure screen–writer struggles with vulgar producers as well as his movie–star wife on the set of Homer's Odyssey. Brigitte Bardot,…

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