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Secrets of Women (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 25, 2015
Secrets of Women “Kvinnors väntan” Directed by Ingmar Bergman Written by Ingmar Bergman; story by Gun Grut 1952/Sweden Svensk Filmindustri First viewing/Hulu This episodic film is not one of Bergman’s stronger efforts. It does have its moments, of course. The wives of read more
Macao (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 24, 2015
Macao
Directed by Josef von Sternberg
Written by Bernard C. Schoenfeld and Stanley Rubin; story by Robert Creighton Williams
1952/USA
RKO Radio Pictures
First viewing/Netflix rental You’d think the combination of Josef von Sternberg, Robert Mitchum, and Gloria Graham might produce a really read more
The Golden Coach (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 23, 2015
The Golden Coach “La Carosse dór” Directed by Jean Renoir Written by Jean Renoir, Jack Kirkland et al, inspired by “Le Carrosse du Saint-Sacrement” by Prosper Merimee 1952/France/Italy Repeat viewing/My DVD collection #261 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die read more
Ikiru (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 22, 2015
Ikiru (To Live) Directed by Akira Kurosawa Written by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, and Hideo Oguni 1952/Japan Toho Company Repeat viewing/My DVD collection #258 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This is surely on my non-existent Top Ten Films list and maybe the most personally mean read more
Carrie (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 21, 2015
Carrie
Directed by William Wyler
Written by Ruth and Augustus Goetz from the novel Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
1952/USA
Paramount Pictures
First viewing/Amazon Instant Catch this for a fine performance by Laurence Olivia as a mid-Westerner. This is a slightly expurgated version of the Dreis read more
The Crimson Pirate (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 20, 2015
The Crimson Pirate
Directed by Robert Siodmak
Written by Roland Kibbee
1952/USA
Hecht-Lancaster Productions
First viewing/Amazon Instant This starts as a fun pirate adventure/spoof and ends with a fantasy worthy of Terry Gilliam. Mainly it’s a good chance to see Burt Lancaster show o read more
Bellisima (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 19, 2015
Bellisima
Directed by Luchino Visconti
Written by Suso Cecci D’Amico, Francesco Rosi, and Luchino Visconti; story by Cesare Zavattini
1952/Italy
CEI Incom
First viewing/Amazon Instant This had some nice moments, especially near the end, but way too much yelling to be enjoyable for me. Madde read more
The Atomic City (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 18, 2015
The Atomic City Directed by Jerry Hopper Written by Sydney Boehm 1952/USA Paramount Pictures First viewing/Amazon Prime This starts out with an intriguing premise then turns into a more routine kidnapping/chase/police procedural action movie. The Addison family lives in the “Atomic CityR read more
Breaking the Sound Barrier (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 17, 2015
Breaking the Sound Barrier
Directed by David Lean
Written by Terrence Rattigan
1952/UK
London Film Productions
First viewing/Netflix rental Not what one might expect from the creative talent involved but still a solid picture about the development of supersonic flight. The movie begins in read more
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 16, 2015
The Greatest Show on Earth
Directed by Cecil B. De Mille
Written by Written by Fredric M. Frank, Barré Lyndon, and Theodore St. John; story by Frank, St. John, and Frank Cavett
1952/USA
Paramount Pictures
First viewing/Netflix rental I will cut this movie some slack for the circus acts and Jimmy read more
The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 15, 2015
The Little World of Don Camillo (Don Camillo)
Directed by Julien Duvivier
Written by Julien Duvivier and René Barjavel from a novel by Giovanni Guareschi
1952/Italy/France
Produzione Film Giuseppe Amato/Rizzoli Editore/Francinex
First viewing/Netflix rental Don Camillo: Peppone had two. I think I read more
Full House (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 14, 2015
Full House
Directed by Henry Hathaway, Howard Hawks, Henry King, Henry Koster, and Jean Negulesco
Written by Lamar Trotti et al based on the stories of O. Henry
1952/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
First viewing/Netflix rental Taking a cue from the Somerset Maugham omnibus films being read more
Ivanhoe (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 13, 2015
Ivanhoe
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Written by Noel Langley and Marguerite Roberts; adapted by Aeneas MacKenzie from the novel by Sir Walter Scott
1952/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
First viewing/Netflix rental This has all the makings of a blockbuster – big stars, pageantry, and mortal kni read more
Umberto D (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 12, 2015
Umberto D Directed by Vittorio De Sica Written by Cesare Zavattini 1952/Italy Rizzoli Film/Produzione Films Vittorio de Sica/Amato Films First viewing/My DVD collection #259 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die I think only De Sica could pull off such a non-saccharine look at a poor old man read more
Limelight (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 11, 2015
Limelight Directed by Charles Chaplin Written by Charles Chaplin 1952/USA Celebrated Productions First viewing/Hulu Plus I want to like the talkie Charles Chaplin more than I do but I just can’t. This one gets some points for the physical comedy, his little songs, and Buster Keaton. read more
Mother (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 10, 2015
Mother (Okaasan) Directed by Mikio Naruse Written by Yôko Mizuki 1952/Japan Shintoho Film Distribution Committee First viewing/Hulu This is a moving tribute to mothers struggling to keep their families together amidst the hardships of postwar Japan. The Fukuhara family consists of read more
The White Sheik (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 9, 2015
The White Sheik (Lo sceicco bianco)
Directed by Federico Fellini
Written by Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, and Ennio Flaino
1952/Italy
OFI/P.D.C.
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Wanda Giardino Cavalli: I’m always dreaming. Fellini’s first solo directorial effo read more
Vendetta of a Samurai (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 8, 2015
Vendetta of a Samurai (Araki Mataemon: Kettô kagiya no tsuji) Directed by Kazuo Mori Written by Akira Kurosawa 1952/Japan Daiei Studios/Toho Company First viewing/Hulu Despite the muddled filmmaking in the first half, this one builds to a devastating climax. I can give only the merest outl read more
Le Plaisir (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 7, 2015
Le Plaisir Directed by Max Ophüls Written by Jacques Natanson and Max Ophüls from stories by Guy de Maupassant 1952/France Compagnie Commerciale Française de Cinematographique/Stera Films First viewing/Netflix rental This movie was a total pleasure. The story is an omnibus of three different stor read more
Park Row (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 6, 2015
Park Row Directed by Samuel Fuller Written by Samuel Fuller 1952/USA Samuel Fuller Productions First viewing/Amazon Prime Samuel Fuller’s tribute to honest journalism is well worth seeing. It is the late 19th century. Hard-hitting reporter Phineas Mitchell (Gene Evans) has just been fired read more