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Tag Archives: 1950s
Passport to Darkness (1959) Seijun Suzuki

A jazz bandleader, falsely accused of murdering his girlfriend, tries to stay one step Read More »
Torpedo Run (1958) Joseph Pevney, Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Diane Brewster

The commander of an American submarine during World War II sets out to destroy Read More »
The Beast Must Die / La bestia debe morir (1952) Román Viñoly Barreto, Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Guillermo Battaglia, Milagros de la Vega

“La bestia debe morir” is a taut, smartly crafted Argentinian noir that packs an emotional punch. Read More »
Les Miserables (1952) Lewis Milestone, Michael Rennie, Robert Newton, Debra Paget

After stealing a loaf a bread to feed a starving family, Jean Valjean is sentenced Read More »
Honeymoon / Luna de miel (1959) Michael Powell, Anthony Steel, Ludmilla Tchérina, Antonio

Australian farmer Kit Kelly and his new bride Anna are driving through Europe Read More »
Le film est déjà commencé? (1951) Maurice Lemaître

Lemaître is amongst one of the most important and creative artists of the second half of the 20th century. Read More »
San Antone (1953) Joseph Kane, Rod Cameron, Arleen Whelan, Forrest Tucker

After the Civil War, a cowboy who’s a former Union soldier leads a cattle Read More »
Poor But Beautiful / Poveri ma belli (1957) Dino Risi, Marisa Allasio, Maurizio Arena, Renato Salvatori

Salvatore and Romolo are two young and poor young men that are neighbours and friends. Read More »
Lovers, Happy Lovers! / Monsieur Ripois (1954) René Clément, Gérard Philipe, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood

From the Louis Hemon novel “M. Ripois and His Nemesis” about Andre Ripois, a philanderer Read More »