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The Vikings (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 7, 2016
The Vikings
Directed by Richard Fleischer
Written by Calder Willingham; adapted by Dale Wasserman from a novel by Edison Marshall
1958/USA
Bavaria Film/Byrnapod S.A./CurtLeigh Productions
First viewing/Netflix rental First you have to get past the casting of Ernest Borgnine, Kirk Douglas and Tony read more
Mon Oncle (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 6, 2016
Mon Oncle
Directed by Jacques Tati
Written by Jacques Tati with artistic collaboration by Jacques Lagrange and Jean L’Hote
1958/France
Specta Film/Gray Film/Alter Films et al
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#351 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This is utterly charming and laugh out read more
Some Came Running (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 5, 2016
Some Came Running
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
Written by John Patrick and Arthur Sheekman from a novel by James Jones
1958/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant
#352 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Dave Hirsh: Dawn honey, bumming around can only help to make you a bu read more
Equinox Flower (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 3, 2016
Equinox Flower (Higanbana) Directed by Yasujiro Ozu Written by Yasujiro Ozu and Kogo Noda from an original story by Ton Satomi 1958/Japan Shochiku Eiga Repeat viewing/Hulu Here is an Ozu film in which the father does not want his daughter to marry – at least not the man she has chos read more
The Bravados (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 2, 2016
The Bravados
Directed by Henry King
Written by Philip Yordan from a novel by Frank O’Rourke
1958/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
First viewing/Amazon Instant Jim Douglass: Thank you… and in your prayers, please. There is a certain sameness in all the 1958 Westerns so far. J read more
Damn Yankees! (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 1, 2016
Damn Yankees!
Directed by George Abbott and Stanley Donen
Written by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop
1958/USA
Warner Bros. presents a George Abbott and Stanley Donen Production
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Here is another movie I remember in black-and-white. I could still sing along with all read more
Ashes and Diamonds (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 31, 2016
Ashes and Diamonds (Popiol i diament)
Directed by Andrezej Wajda
Written by Jerzy Andrezejewski and Andrezej
1958/Poland
Zespol Filmowy “Kadr”
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#348 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Maciek Chelmicki: …Or will the ashes hold the glory of a s read more
Home Before Dark (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 30, 2016
Home Before Dark
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Written by Eileen Bassing and Richard Bassing
1958/USA
Warner Bros.
First viewing/Amazon Instant Jean Simmons shines as a woman who returns home from a mental institution only to find the same people that helped send her there waiting for her. Arnold Bron read more
The Proud Rebel (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 29, 2016
The Proud Rebel
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Written by Joseph Petracca and Lillie Hayward from a story by James Edward Grant
1958/USA
Formosa Productions
First viewing/Amazon Prime John Chandler: I’m lookin’, but I don’t see anything. This is a solid, if predictable, family Weste read more
No Time for Sergeants (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 28, 2016
No Time for Sergeants Directed by Mervyn LeRoy Written by John Lee Mahin from a play by Ira Levin and a novel by Mac Hyman 1958/USA Warner Bros. First viewing/Netflix rental Will Stockdale: No excuse, sir! Andy Griffith comes off a bit more like Gomer Pyle in this one. There are some genuinely read more
Me and the Colonel (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 27, 2016
Me and the Colonel
Directed by Peter Grenville
Written by S.N. Behrman and George Froeschel from a play by Franz Werfel
1958/USA
William Goetz Productions
First viewing/YouTube Despite its grim subject matter, this is a charming film with my favorite performance yet by Danny Kaye. S.L. Jacobowsky read more
The Horse’s Mouth (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 26, 2016
The Horse’s Mouth
Directed by Ronald Neame
Written by Alec Guinness from a novel by Joyce Cary
1958/UK
Knightsbridge Films
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Artistic genius isn’t too “pretty” in this comedy. Gulley Jimson (Alec Guinness) has just been released from jail for ma read more
The Law and Jake Wade (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 25, 2016
The Law and Jake Wade
Directed by John Sturges
Written by William Bowers from a novel by Marvin H. Alber
1958/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
First viewing/Netflix rental Ortero: Yeah…good-bye. Clint Hollister: Very touching. It’s always fun to watch Richard Widmark play a villain. Otherwise read more
Indiscreet (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 24, 2016
Indiscreet Directed by Stanley Donen Written by Norman Krasna from a play by him 1958/USA Warner Bros. First viewing/Netflix rental The best part was watching two beautiful adults fall in love with each other. Anna Kalman (Ingrid Bergman) is a famous actress on the London stage. Philip Adams (Ca read more
The Young Lions (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 23, 2016
The Young Lions Directed by Edward Dmytryk Written by Edward Anhalt from a novel by Irwin Shaw 1958/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing/YouTube rental As usual, Marlon Brando is the standout in parallel stories that examine the personal lives of German and American soldiers read more
Lonelyhearts (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 22, 2016
Lonelyhearts Directed by Vincent J. Donehue Written by Dore Schary from the play by Howard Teichmann and the novel by Nathaniel West 1958/USA Dore Schary Productions First viewing/YouTube This had its hits and misses for me, The acting made it work. Adam White (Montgomery Clift) is a sensitive read more
The Lovers (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 20, 2016
The Lovers (Les amants) Directed by Louis Malle Written by Louise de Velmorin 1958/France Nouvelles Editions de Films First viewing/Netflix rental If you look, you will see the birth of the French New Wave. Jeanne Tournier (Jeanne Moreau) is bored despite her great wealth and social standi read more
Desire Under the Elms (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 19, 2016
Desire Under the Elms
Directed by Delbert Mann
Written by Irwin Shaw from the play by Eugene O’Neill
1958/USA
Don Hartman Productions
First viewing/Amazon Prime More domestic disfunction in 1958, this time in New England. Ephraim Cabot (Burl Ives) is a 76-year-old tyrant with a prosperous f read more
Endless Desire (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 18, 2016
Endless Desire (Hateshinaki yokubô) Directed by Shohei Imamura Written by Shohei Imamura and Hisachi Yamanouchi from a novel by Shinji Fujiwara 1958/USA Nikkatsu First viewing/Hulu Is this film noir or pitch black comedy? A bit of both really. A group of veterans agreed to meet on a certain date read more
White Wilderness (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 17, 2016
White Wilderness
Directed by James Algar
Written by James Algar
1958/USA
Walt Disney Productions
First viewing/Amazon Instant Disney’s faked lemming mass suicide turned out to be murder. Otherwise, it’s about par for the course for a 50’s Disney nature documentary — that read more