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Seduced and Abandoned (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 7, 2018
Seduced and Abandoned (Sedotta e abbandonata)
Directed by Pietro Germi
Written by Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli, Pietro Germi, and Luciano Vencenzoni
1964/Italy/France
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental The setting is Sicily Don Vincenzo Ascalone (Saro Urzi) is the undisputed ruler of his family of read more
Father Goose (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 6, 2018
Father Goose
Directed by Ralph Nelson
Written by Peter Stone and Frank Taroff; story by S.H. Barnett
Granox Company
First viewing/Netflix rental No actor ever aged better than Cary Grant. Here in Silver Fox mode he still makes a very credible and funny love interest. The story takes place read more
Love Meetings (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 5, 2018
Love Meetings (Comizi d’amore
Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini
1964/Italy
Arco Film
First viewing/Netflix rental I was not expecting such a wry, staid documentary about sex from the director of Salo. Director Pier Paolo Pasolini interviews people from all over Italy about love a read more
I Am Cuba (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 3, 2018
I Am Cuba
Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov
Written by Enrique Pineda Barnet and Evgenniy Evtushenko
1964/USSR/Cuba
Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematograficas/Mosfilm
Repeat viewing/my DVD collection Sergey Urusevskiy’s amazing camera work in this propaganda piece renders it read more
The Red Desert (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 2, 2018
The Red Desert (Il deserto rosso)
Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni
Written by Michelangelo Antonioni and Tonino Guerra
1964/Italy/France
Film Duemila/Federiz/Francoriz Production
First viewing/Netflix rental
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die For his first color film, Antonioni turn read more
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 30, 2018
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Written by Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern and Peter George from a novel by Peter George
1964/USA/UK
Columbia Pictures Corporation/Hawk Films
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
One of 1001 Movies You Must read more
My Fair Lady (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 29, 2018
My Fair Lady Directed by George Cukor Written by Alan Jay Lerner from a play by George Bernard Shaw 1964/USA Warner Bros. Repeat viewing/Netflix rental One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Beautiful music, great acting, gorgeous production values. Who could ask for anything more? Profe read more
The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 28, 2018
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Directed by Charles Walters
Written by Helen Deutsch from a play by Richard Morris
1964/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Well, despite its flaws, this particular musical lover still gets a kick out of Molly Brown. As the film begins, the todd read more
Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 26, 2018
Three Outlaw Samurai (Sanbiki no samurai)
Directed by Hideo Gosha
Written by Keiichi Abe, Hideo Gosha, and Eizaburo Shiba
1964/Japan
Samurai Productions
First viewing/Netflix rental After seeing Gosha’s knock-out first feature, I am looking forward to the rest of his work. Peasants h read more
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 25, 2018
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (San dikaiju: Chikyu saidai no kessen)
Directed by Ishiro Honda
Written by Shinichi Sekizawa
1964/Japan
Toho Company
First viewing/FilmStruck I was in the mood for a fun, mindless movie and this was just the ticket. As the film begins, a princess’s read more
Behold a Pale Horse (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 24, 2018
Behold a Pale Horse
Directed by Fred Zinnemann
Written by J.P. Miller from a novel by Emeric Pressburger
1964/USA
Columbia Pictures Corporation/Highland-Brentwood production
First viewing/Netflix rental This is a solid action-adventure with beautiful atmospheric black-and-white imagery. As read more
7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 23, 2018
7 Faces of Dr. Lao Directed by George Pal Written by Charles Beaumont from a novel by Charles G. Finney 1964/USA George Pal Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental I still remember this well from its original release. All these years later, it is still a treat for its acting, makeup, an read more
Man’s Favorite Sport?
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 22, 2018
Man’s Favorite Sport? Directed by Howard Hawks Written by John Fenton Murray and Steve McNeill from a story by Pat Frank 1964/USA Gibraltar Productions/Laurel Productions/Universal Pictures First viewing/Netflix rental Hawks’s homage to his own Bringing Up Baby only had me longing for read more
The Moon-Spinners (1954)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 21, 2018
The Moon-Spinners
Directed by James Nielson
Written by Michael Dyne from a book by Mary Stewart
1964/US/UK/Argentina
Walt Disney Productions
First viewing/Amazon Instant This good family adventure from Disney features Haley Mills’s first screen kiss. Nicky Ferris ( Mills) is a read more
Goldfinger (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 19, 2018
Goldfinger Directed by Guy Hamilton Written by Richard Maibaum and Paul Dehn 1964/UK Eon Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Auric Goldfinger: No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die! The perfect entertainment. James Bond’s (Sean Connery) next read more
Gate of Flesh (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 18, 2018
Gate of Flesh (Nikutai no mon)
Directed by Seijun Suzuki
Written by Goro Tanada from a novel by Tajiro Tamura
1964/Japan
Nikkatsu
First viewing/Netflix rentalIt is Suzuki’s gonzo cinema investigates the decadence of Occupied Japan. It is sometime just after the end of WWII in Tokyo. read more
Cruel Gun Story (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 17, 2018
Cruel Gun Story Directed by Takumi Furukawa Written by Hisatoshi Kai and Haruhiko Oyabu 1964/Japan Nikkatsu First viewing/FilmStruck This Japanese noir is a darker, more violent version of Kubrick’s The Killing. Togawa (chipmunk-cheeked Jo Shishido) is sprung from prison where he has been read more
Zulu (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 16, 2018
Zulu
Directed by Cy Endfield
Written by John Prebble and Cy Endfield
1964/UK
Diamond Films
First viewing/Netflix rental Adendorff: What the hell do you mean “cowardly blacks?” They died on your side, didn’t they? And who the hell do you think is coming to wipe out your littl read more
The T.A.M.I. Show (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 15, 2018
The T.A.M.I. Sho
Directed by Steve Binder
Written by William Sargent Jr.
1964/USA
Screen Entertainment Co./Screencraft International/Theatrofilm
First viewing/Netflix rental Pure heaven. On three glorious nights in 1964, the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium was lit up by thousands of screamin read more
Marnie (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 14, 2018
Marnie
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by Jay Presson Allen from the novel by Winston Graham
1964/USA
Universal Pictures/Geoffrey Stanley/Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Mark Rutland: What do you believe in? read more