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The Burmese Harp (1956)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 10, 2016
The Burmese Harp (Biruma no tategoto) Directed by Kon Ichikawa Written by Natto Wada from a novel by Michio Takeyama 1956/Japan Nikkatsu Repeat viewing/Netflix rental #319 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This film really got me where I live. I found it to be a spiritual experien read more
The Great Man (1956)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 9, 2016
The Great Man
Directed by Jose Ferrer
Written by Al Morgan and Jose Ferrer from Morgan’s novel
1956/USA
Universal International Pictures
First viewing/YouTube Joe Harris: Right up to the knees, at least. Jose Ferrer does his stuff as both actor and director in this quality look behi read more
Fire Maidens of Outer Space (1956)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 9, 2016
Fire Maidens of Outer Space Directed by Cy Roth Written by Cy Roth 1956/UK Criterion Films First viewing/YouTube This movie is bad in almost every possible way. I had a lot of fun watching it. A joint British-American expedition (Plan 13) launches for a three-week journey to the 13th moon of Ju read more
The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 8, 2016
The Teahouse of the August Moon
Directed by Daniel Mann
Written by John Patrick from his play and a book by Vern J. Sneider
1956/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
First viewing/Netflix rental Captain Fisby: What Lotus Blossom has, the government doesn’t issue! I was actually dreading watching Marlon read more
The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 7, 2016
The Benny Goodman Story
Directed by Valentine Davies
Written by Valentine Davies
1956/USA
Universal International Pictures
First viewing/Netflix rental Benny Goodman: That wasn’t me – that was Mozart. The pacing of this fictionalized biopic is not too good but the music is glorious. A read more
Warning from Space (1956)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 7, 2016
Warning from Space (Uchûjin Tôkyô ni arawaru) Directed by Kôji Shima Written by Hideo Iguni from a novel by Gentaro Nakajima; English dialogue by Jay Cipes and Edward Palmer 1956/Japan Daiei Studios First viewing/Amazon Instant I should have heeded the warning. Aliens shaped like stars covered in read more
Tea and Sympathy (1956)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 6, 2016
Tea and Sympathy
Directed by Vicente Minnelli
Written by Robert Anderson based on the play by Robert Anderson
1956/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Repeat viewing/YouTube rental Laura Reynolds: Who isn’t? This holds up remarkably well for a film that has dated in so many ways. Bill Reynolds (Leif Er read more
Izumi (1956)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 5, 2016
Izumi (Fountainhead) Directed by Masaki Kobayashi Written by Zenzô Matsuyama from a story by Kunio Kishida 1956/Japan Shôchiku Eiga First viewing/Hulu This movie demonstrates that love triangles can be just as tedious in Japanese as they are in English. Pity. I don’t have the charac read more
Bigger Than Life (1956)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 4, 2016
Bigger Than Life Directed by Nicholas Ray Written by Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum from an article by Burton Roueche 1956/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental #323 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Nicholas Ray makes this more than an expose on the dan read more
The Catered Affair (1956)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 3, 2016
The Catered Affair
Directed by Richard Brooks
Written by Gore Vidal from a teleplay by Paddy Chayefsky
1956/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
First viewing/YouTube Once I got used to Bette Davis playing a dowdy Irish-American housewife, I began to enjoy this kitchen-sink drama. Tom Hurley (Ernest Bo read more
A Man Escaped (1956)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 2, 2016
A Man Escaped (Un condamné à mort s’est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veu) Directed by Robert Bresson Written by Robert Bresson from a memoir by André Devigny 1956/France Gaumont/Nouvelles Editions de Films First viewing/Netflix rental #322 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die read more
The King and I (1956)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 1, 2016
The King and I
Directed by Walter Lang
Written by Ernest Lehman based on the musical play by Oscar Hammerstein III based on Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon
1956/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant When Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr begin to polka, read more
The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 31, 2016
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Directed by Richard Quine
Written by Abe Burrows from the play by George S. Kaufman and Howard Teichmann
1956/USA
Columbia Pictures Corporation
First viewing/Amazon Instant Edward L. McKeever: Well, I’ve read a lot of it. Laura Partridge: Well, take my advice and don read more
The Rainmaker (1956)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 30, 2016
The Rainmaker
Directed by Joseph Anthony
Written by N. Richard Nash from his play
1956/USA
Hal Wallis Productions/Paramount Pictures
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Bill Starbuck: What DO you believe in mistah? Dyin’ cattle? For me, this starts with Katharine Hepburn cast as a forty-ye read more
1984 (1956)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 29, 2016
1984
Directed by Michael Anderson
Written by William Templeton and Ralph Bettison from the novel by George Orwell
1956/UK/USA
Columbia Pictures Corporation/Holiday Film Productions Ltd.
First viewing/YouTube True horror is not being able to trust anyone. This is a fairly faithful adaptation of Or read more
The Red Balloon (1956)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 28, 2016
The Red Balloon Directed by Albert Lamorisse 1956/France Films Montsouris Repeat viewing/Netflix rental This may just be the perfect short film for any age. There is almost no dialogue. A young boy spots a red balloon practically as big as he is and makes it his own. The balloon read more
Street of Shame (1956)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 27, 2016
Street of Shame (Akasen chitai)
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
Written by Masashige Narusawa from a novel by Yoshiko Shibake
1956/Japan
Daiei Studios
First viewing/Netflix rental Mizoguchi’s swan song is one of his best efforts. The story takes place against the background of the Japane read more
Swamp Women (1956)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 26, 2016
Swamp Women
Directed by Roger Corman
Written by David Stern
1956/USA
Bernard Woolner Productions
First viewing/YouTube If you are interested in a very bad movie, women in short-shorts, cat fights, and a few smiles, this one is for you. After what seems like five or ten minutes of stock footage of read more
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 25, 2016
The Man Who Never Was Directed by Ronald Neame Written by Nigel Balchin from a book by Ewen Montagu 1956/UK Sumar Productions First viewing/Netflix rental Here’s an OK true-life WWII thriller. The Allies have defeated Germany in North Africa. Everyone expects that the army will advance thr read more
The Silent World (1955)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 25, 2016
The Silent World
Directed by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Louis Malle
Written by Jacque-Yves Cousteau
1956/France
FSJYC Production/Raquin Associes/Societe Filmad/Titanus
First viewing/YouTube
The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. — Jacques Yves Coustea read more