There are two parts to this film: sequences of life in the fishing village of La Pointe Courte Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
Lost AKA Tears for Simon (1956) Guy Green, David Farrar, David Knight, Julia Arnall
An 18 month old baby disappears in London. Detective Inspector Craig tries to find the child but there aren’t many clues. Read More »
Fun at St Fanny’s (1955) Maurice Elvey, Fred Emney, Cardew Robinson, Miriam Karlin
25 year old Cardew is still at school, run by a large headmaster Who lives and bets off the income Read More »
No Holds Barred (1952) William Beaudine, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Marjorie Reynolds
Sach acquires super strength through a magic spell, which the boys attempt Read More »
The Great Caruso (1951) Richard Thorpe, Mario Lanza, Ann Blyth, Dorothy Kirsten
Loosely traces the life of tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921). He loves Musetta, in his home town Read More »
The Birds and the Bees (1956) Norman Taurog, George Gobel, Mitzi Gaynor, David Niven
George ‘Hotsy’ Hamilton II, heir to a meat-packing fortune, returns home from an expedition in the Congo. Read More »
Red Fish AKA Los peces rojos (1955) José Antonio Nieves Conde, Arturo de Córdova, Emma Penella, Félix Dafauce
One night of storm, Hugo and Ivón arrive at a hotel in Gijón (Spain) accompanied by the son of the first one. Read More »
Rosemary AKA Das Mädchen Rosemarie (1958) Rolf Thiele, Nadja Tiller, Peter van Eyck, Carl Raddatz
West Germany in ’50s is becoming an economic superpower. Read More »
Gigolo AKA Gibier de potence (1951) Roger Richebé, Arletty, Georges Marchal, Nicole Courcel
Back from the war, Marceau Le Guern remembers. Educated in an orphanage run by Dominican brothers Read More »
The Peacemaker (1956) Ted Post, James Mitchell, Rosemarie Stack, Jan Merlin
A former gunfighter who went to prison but then took up religion arrives in a western town as the new preacher. Read More »
A Star Is Born (1954) George Cukor, Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson
Norman Maine, a movie star whose career is on the wane, meets showgirl Esther Blodgett Read More »
Express Train from Andalucía AKA El expreso de Andalucía (1956) Francisco Rovira Beleta, Jorge Mistral, Marisa de Leza, Mara Berni
The handsome Andrade, the undergraduate Miguel and a street vendor Read More »
Nazarín (1959) Luis Buñuel, Marga López, Francisco Rabal, Rita Macedo
Nazarin is a priest, attempting to living a pure and honest life strictly according Read More »
Taira Clan Saga AKA Shin Heike monogatari (1955) Kenji Mizoguchi, Narutoshi Hayashi, Raizô Ichikawa, Tatsuya Ishiguro
Special Forces commander Captain Tadamori returns to Kyoto after successfully defeating Read More »
The Thick-Walled Room AKA Kabe atsuki heya (1956) Masaki Kobayashi, Kô Mishima, Torahiko Hamada, Keiko Kishi
Among the first Japanese films to deal directly with the scars of World War II Read More »