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Tag Archives: 1950s
Kill Me Tomorrow (1957) Terence Fisher, Pat O’Brien, Lois Maxwell, George Coulouris

A boozy old reporter finds his life is falling apart around him. He loses his wife and then his job. Read More »
Temptation (1959) Edmond T. Gréville, Magali Noël, Dawn Addams, Rossana Podestà

When a ship bringing a contingent of international wounded from Korea is torpedoed Read More »
The Snow Flurry (1959) Keisuke Kinoshita, Keiko Kishi, Ineko Arima, Yoshiko Kuga

Set in a rural village in the Shinshu region, this melodrama about lovers of different social Read More »
The Sleeping Tiger (1954) Joseph Losey, Dirk Bogarde, Alexis Smith, Alexander Knox

A psychotherapist attempts to rehabilitate a convict in his home after he breaks in. Read More »
Tales of Ginza (1955) Yûzô Kawashima, Tatsuya Mihashi, Yumeji Tsukioka, Mie Kitahara

When she was a little girl, Wakako Kyoguku’s portrait was painted by a talented young artist. Read More »
The Magic Box (1951) John Boulting, Robert Donat

Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. Read More »
Frenchie (1950) Louis King, Joel McCrea, Shelley Winters, Paul Kelly

Frenchie Fontaine sells her successful business in New Orleans to come West. Read More »
Odd Obsession (1959) Kon Ichikawa, Machiko Kyô, Ganjirô Nakamura, Junko Kanô

An ageing antique specialist in Kyoto, Japan is losing virility but finds himself excited when Read More »
The White Reindeer (1952) Erik Blomberg, Mirjami Kuosmanen, Kalervo Nissilä, Åke Lindman

A newlywed woman goes to the local shaman to get some help with her love life Read More »