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Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 31, 2018
Adventures of Zatoichi (Zatoichi sekisho yaburi)
Directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Written by Shozaburo Asai; story by Kan Shimozawa
1964/Japan
Daiei Studios
First viewing/FilmStruck The presence of actor Shintaro Katsu as the blind swordman ensures that each film in the series will be at least en read more
World Without Sun
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 30, 2018
World Without Sun (Le monde sans soleil) Directed by Jacques-Yves Cousteau 1964/France/Italy C.E.I.A.P./Filmad/etc. First viewing/YouTube The undersea documentary started with Cousteau. Legendary oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau created Continental Shelf Station Two, an early-1960s attemp read more
The Gospel According to Saint Matthew (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 29, 2018
The Gospel According to Saint Matthew (Il vangelo secondo Matteo)
Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini
Written by Pier Paolo Pasolini
1964/Italy/France
Arco Film/Lux Compagnie Cinematographique de France
First viewing/FilmStruck Pasolini presents a beautiful and bleak vision of the life of a very human C read more
Seven Up! (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 28, 2018
Seven Up! Directed by Michael Apted 1964/UK Granada Television Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Director Michael Apted has made documentaries of the lives of the same English people every seven years for the last six decades. The beginning was this half-hour TV program. The premise of the docum read more
Band of Outsiders (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 27, 2018
Band of Outsiders (Bande a part) Directed by Jean-Luc Godard Written by Jean-Luc Godard from a novel by Dorothy Hitchens 1964/France Columbia Films/Anouchka Films/Orsay Films Repeat viewing/Netflix rental I have abandoned hope regarding Jean-Luc Godard. At least this movie has several amusin read more
Send Me No Flowers (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 26, 2018
Send Me No Flowers
Directed by Norman Jewison
Written by Julius J. Epstein from a play by Norman Barasch and Carroll Moore
1964/USA
Universal Pictures/Martin Melcher Productions
First viewing/Netflix rental Not the best of the Hudson-Day films but enjoyable, especially for Tony Randall. George (Rock read more
The Night of the Iguana (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 25, 2018
The Night of the Iguana Directed by John Huston Written by Anthony Veiller and John Huston from a play by Tennessee Williams 1964/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Netflix rental I expected something heavy and depressing but was pleased to get a poetic black comedy. John Huston is still batting read more
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 24, 2018
The Masque of the Red Death
Directed by Roger Corman
Written by Charles Beaumont and R. Wright Campbell from a story by Edgar Allen Poe
1964/USA
Alta Vista Productions
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This has long been my favorite of Corman’s Edgar read more
Red-Headed Woman (1932)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 23, 2018
Red-Headed Woman
Directed by Jack Conway
Written by Anita Loos from the novel by Katherine Bush
1932/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
First viewing/FilmStruck Jean Harlow has sex appeal to spare. But her character is pretty unappealing in this one. Lil Andrews (Harlow) has a great body to go with her read more
The Dance of Life (1929)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 22, 2018
The Dance of Life
Directed by James Cromwell and A. Edward Sutherland
Written by Benjamin Glazer from a play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker Watters
1929/USA
Paramount Pictures
First viewing/YouTube Contrary to my original belief, not all 1929 musicals are clunky! “Skid” Johnson (Hal read more
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 20, 2018
Cheyenne Autumn Directed by John Ford Written by James R. Webb, suggested by “Cheyenne Autumn” by Mari Sandoz 1964/USA Warner Bros./Ford-Smith Productions First viewing/Netflix rental This beautiful movie represents the peak of John Ford’s later career. It is 1878. The Cheyenne In read more
First Men in the Moon (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 19, 2018
First Men in the Moon
Directed by Nathan Juran
Written by Nigel Kneale and Jan Read from a story by H.G. Wells
1964/UK
Ameran Films
First viewing/Amazon Instant Joseph Cavor: No. No, they detest it! The Grand Lunar: Then if they make war, they are defective. Ray Harryhausen goes Georges Melies one b read more
Yearning (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 18, 2018
Yearning (Midareru)
Directed by Mikio Naruse
Written by Zenso Matsuyama; story by Mikio Naruse
1964/Japan
Toho Company
Repeat viewing/FilmStruck Such a tender and sad film. Reiko (Hideko Hakamine) has run her in-laws’ small grocery store for 18 years – ever since her husband di read more
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 16, 2018
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (Zatoichi senryo-kubi)
Directed by Kazuo Ikehiro
Written by Shozaburo Asai and Akikazu Ota; story by Kan Shimozawa
1964/Japan
Daiei Motion Picture Company
First viewing/Film Struck My husband’s eyes always light up when I saw I have a “blind swordsman read more
Gertrud (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 15, 2018
Gertrud
Directed by Carl Th. Dreyer
Written by Carl. Th. Dreyer from a play by Hjalmar Sodenberg
1964/Denmark
Palladium Film
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Unbelievable how a story of love, passion, and heartbreak could be so emotionless. In Ge read more
Devil Doll (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 14, 2018
Devil Doll
Directed by Lindsay Shonteff
Written by Ronald Kinnoch, Charles F. Vetter; story by Frederick E. Smith
1964/UK
Galaworld Film Productions/Gordon Films
First viewing/YouTube
One of 1000 on They Shoot Zombies Don’t They? There’s something sort of creepy about ventriloquist read more
Hush … Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 13, 2018
Hush … Hush, Sweet Charlotte Directed by Robert Aldrich Written by Henry Farrell and Lukas Heller 1964/USA The Associates & Aldrich Company First viewing/Netflix rental More grande dame grand guignol from director Robert Aldrich. Bette Davis steals the show out from under a dist read more
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 11, 2018
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les parapluies de Cherbourg)
Directed by Jacques Demy
Written by Jacques Demy
1964/France/West Germany
Park Film/Madeleine Films/Beta Film
First viewing/Netflix rental
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Demy gave us a spectacular Easter basket full of color read more
The Visit (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 10, 2018
The Visit
Directed by Bernhard Wicki
Written by Ben Barzman and Maurice Valency from a play by Fredrich Durrenmatt
1964/Italy/France/West Germany/USA
Cinecitta/Dear Film Produzione/Deutsche Fox/Les Films de Siecle/Productions et Editions Cinematographique Francais/Twentieth Century Fox
First view read more
The Naked Kiss (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 9, 2018
The Naked Kiss
Directed by Samuel Fuller
Written by Samuel Fuller
1956/USA
Allied Artists Pictures
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Perhaps Fuller’s most gonzo film, the story moves from violence to singing handicapped children and back again in 90 minutes. It proves to be an intoxicating mixt read more