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Tag Archives: 1960s
Le dimanche de la vie / The Sunday of Life (1967) Jean Herman, Danielle Darrieux, Jean-Pierre Moulin, Olivier Hussenot, Comedy

A still attractive lady (Danielle Darrieux in her strangest part) realizes that time is passing her by and she wants to marry a young virgin Read More »
Tystnaden / The Silence (1963) Ingmar Bergman, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnel Lindblom, Birger Malmsten

“The Silence” is about the emotional distance between two sisters. The younger one is still attractive enough to pick up a lover in a strange city. Read More »
Signori si nasce (1960) Mario Mattoli, Totò, Peppino De Filippo, Delia Scala, Comedy

Early 1900. The knight Pio degli Ulivi (De Filippo) is a respected ecclesiastical tailor, humble and prudent. Read More »
Mudar de vida / Change One’s Life (1966) Paulo Rocha, Geraldo Del Rey, Isabel Ruth, Maria Barroso, Drama

After a stint in the army fighting in Angola, a soldier comes home to find his sweetheart has married his brother. Read More »
Downhill Racer (1969) Michael Ritchie, Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Camilla Sparv, Drama, Sport

David Chappellet is a mean-spirited skier, who profits from another skier’s injury to gain a spot on the American Olympic team. Read More »
The Happy Thieves (1961) George Marshall, Rita Hayworth, Rex Harrison, Joseph Wiseman, Comedy, Drama, Crime

Gentleman thief Jim Bourne steals a Velázquez painting, “Venus With a Mirror,” from the Spanish castle of the Duchess Blanca. Read More »
Ilektra / Electra (1962) Mihalis Kakogiannis, Irene Papas, Giannis Fertis, Aleka Katselli, Drama

A powerful rendering of the tragedy of Elektra by Euripides, second in a trilogy. The film begins with a summary treatment without dialogue of the action of the preceding play Read More »
Who’s That Knocking at My Door (1967) Martin Scorsese, Harvey Keitel, Zina Bethune, Anne Collette, Drama, Romance

J.R. is a typical Italian-American on the streets of New York. When he gets involved with a local girl, he decides to get married and settle down Read More »
Run a Crooked Mile (1969) Gene Levitt, Louis Jourdan, Mary Tyler Moore, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Drama

A man witnesses a murder in a secluded mansion. When he reports it, there’s no evidence of the murder, or that anyone was there. Read More »