The basic story in Love under the Crucifix is about Ogin, daughter of a tea master, who are both Christians in feudal Japan. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1960s
Submarine X-1 (1968) William A. Graham, James Caan
After losing a submarine and fifty crew in a battle with a German ship during WWII Read More »
Svegliati e Uccidi / Wake Up and Die (1966) Carlo Lizzani, Robert Hoffmann, Gian Maria Volontè, Claudio Camaso, Crime, Drama
Robert Hoffman is Luciano Lutring, a small time jewelry thief who, despite his hot temper, can’t seem to get caught. Read More »
Cairo (1963) Wolf Rilla, George Sanders, Richard Johnson, Faten Hamama, Crime, Drama
A man called Major is in Cairo after being released from a German Prison. Read More »
Breathless (1960) Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Daniel Boulanger
Michel Poiccard, an irresponsible sociopath and small-time thief, steals a car and impulsively murders the motorcycle policeman who pursues him. Read More »
Seisakus Wife (1965) Yasuzô Masumura, Ayako Wakao, Takahiro Tamura, Nobuo Chiba, Drama, Romance, War
Japan at the beginning of the 20th century. Okane, a beautiful girl from a poor family, must serve as a mistress to a much older rich man. Read More »
Manji / Swastika (1964) Yasuzô Masumura, Ayako Wakao, Kyôko Kishida, Eiji Funakoshi, Drama, Romance
Sonoko, a bored housewife entering middle age, met a young girl, Mitsuko, at a private school of art. Read More »
King and Country (1964) Joseph Losey, Dirk Bogarde, Tom Courtenay, Leo McKern, Drama, War
During World War One, the British troops are entrenched at Passchendaele, Belgium. Read More »
Salesman (1969) Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Paul Brennan, Charles McDevitt, James Baker, Documentary, Drama
Filmmakers (and brothers) Albert and David Maysles follow four employees of a company that makes expensive, ornate Read More »
Fearless Frank (1967) Philip Kaufman, Monique van Vooren, Jon Voight, Joan Darling
A satirical comedy about an unsophisticated country boy who treks off to Chicago Read More »