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The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 6, 2015
The Importance of Being Earnest
Directed by Anthony Asquith
Written by Oscar Wilde
1952/UK
British Film-Makers in association with Javelin Films (both uncredited)
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental I find this to be supremely re-watchable. Jack Worthing (Michael Redgrave) and Algernon Moncrieff (Micha read more
Fan-Fan the Tulip
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 5, 2015
Fan-Fan the Tulip (Fanfan la Tulipe) Directed by Christian Jacque Written by Rene Wheeler, Rene Fallet et al 1952/Italy/France Amato Produzione/Filmsonor/Les Films Ariane/Rizzoli Editore First viewing/Netflix rental This is a really fun swashbuckling romp. Its bawdy humor reminded me a bit of To read more
Bend of the River (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 4, 2015
Bend of the River
Directed by Anthony Mann
Written by Borden Chase from a novel by William Gulik
1952/USA
Universal International Pictures
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Glyn McLyntock: What law? Bend of the River is an OK Anthony Mann Western with James Stewart in bad ass mode. Glyn McLyntock (St read more
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 3, 2015
The Bad and the Beautiful Directed by Vicente Minnelli Written by Charles Schnee, story by George Bradshaw 1952/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant #257 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Classic Hollywood certainly wasn’t afraid to show its dark side. This read more
Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 2, 2015
Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (Ochazuke no aji) Directed by Yasujirô Ozu Written by Kôgo Oda and Yasujirô Oxu 1952/Japan Shôchiku Eiga First viewing/Hulu How can you not love a film that features such establishments as the Calorie House restaurant and the Bittersweet Lessons in Life pachin read more
Casque d’Or (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 1, 2015
Casque d’Or Directed by Jacques Becker Written by Jacques Becker and Jacques Companeéz 1951/France Robert et Raymond Hakim Repeat viewing/Netflix rental The story is dark but the images are filled with light reminiscent of a Renoir painting. This is a very beautiful film. It is Bell read more
Othello (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 31, 2015
Othello
Directed by Orson Welles
Written by William Shakespeare
1952/USA/Italy/Morocco/France
Mercury Prodcutions/Les Films Marceau
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental The music and sound quality of the version I watched really got in the way of this movie for me. Probably all my readers know the plot read more
Viva Zapata! (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 30, 2015
Viva Zapata!
Directed by Elia Kazan
Written by John Steinbeck
1952/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Emiliano Zapata: Themselves. For me, the most memorable thing about this solid biopic is the Oscar-winning performance of Anthony Quinn. This is the fictiona read more
Five Fingers (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 29, 2015
Five Fingers
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Written by Michael Wilson from the novel “Operation Cicero” by L.X. Moyzisch
USA/1952
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
First viewing/Amazon Instant Somehow I had never heard of this excellent spy movie before I started this exercise. read more
The Life of Oharu (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 28, 2015
The Life of Oharu (Saikaku Ichidai Ona) Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi Written by Kenji Mizoguchi and Yoshikata Yoda from a novel by Saikaku Ihara 1952/Japan Koi Productions/Shintoho Film Distribution Committee Repeat viewing/Netflix rental This story of a woman in medieval Japan is a beautiful film read more
Scaramouche (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 27, 2015
Scaramouche
Directed by George Sidney
Written by Written by Ronald Millar and George Froeschel from the novel by Rafael Sabatini
1952/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
First viewing/Netflix rental It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a good swashbuckler and this qualifies. It is France read more
In 1952
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 27, 2015
Bwana Devil became the first 3-D sound film to be released. Paramount’s wrap-around, big-screen Cinerama format debuted . The technique required three cameras, three projectors, interlocking, semi-curved screens, and four-track stereo sound. This Is Cinerama was the first Cinerama film read more
1951 Recap and 10 Favorites
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 26, 2015
I’ve now seen 57 films that were released in 1951. A complete list can be found here. A very few films were reviewed only here. It was a good year on the high end but lacking somewhat in depth below that. Any way, I have fourteen 1951 films that I would call favorites. I reluctantly read more
Royal Wedding (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 26, 2015
Royal Wedding
Directed by Stanley Donen
Written by Alan Jay Lerner
1951/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
First viewing/Netflix rental This has a couple of Fred Astaire’s most famous dance numbers and a couple of good songs. The story sort of lets the whole thing down. The brother and sister read more
1951 Recap and 10 Favorites
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 26, 2015
I’ve now seen 57 films that were released in 1951. A complete list can be found here. A very few films were reviewed only here. It was a good year on the high end but lacking somewhat in depth below that. Any way, I have fourteen 1951 films that I would call favorites. I reluctantly read more
When Worlds Collide (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 25, 2015
When Worlds Collide Directed by Rudolph Maté Written by Sydney Boehm from a novel by Edwin Balmer and Philip wylie 1951/USA Paramount Pictures First viewing/Amazon Instant I was looking forward to this for the special effects. Unfortunately I did not find them convincing even for the period. As read more
Death of a Salesman (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 24, 2015
Death of a Salesman
Directed by Laslo Benedek
Written by Stanley Roberts from the play by Arthur Miller
1951/USA
Stanley Kramer Productions
First viewing/YouTube This was a great and devastating play and Fredric March is great in this adaptation of it. Willie Loman (March) is 63-years-old read more
The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 22, 2015
The Model and the Marriage Broker
Directed by George Cukor
Written by Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch, and Richard L. Breen
1951/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
First viewing/Amazon Instant Mae Swasey: About 50-50. 1951 was Thelma Ritter’s year it seems. Mae Swasey read more
Ginza Cosmetics (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 21, 2015
Ginza Cosmetics (Ginza keshô) Directed by Mikio Naruse Written by Matsuo Kishi from a novel by Tomoichirô Inoue 1951/Japan Ito Productions First viewing/Hulu This quiet film got under my skin. Yukiku Tsuji is a single mother who supports herself and her son by working as a hostess at a bar read more
Laughter in Paradise (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 20, 2015
Laughter in Paradise
Directed by Mario Zampi
Written by Michael Pertwee and Jack Davies
UK/1951
Associated British Picture Corporation/Mario Zampi Productions
First viewing/Amazon Instant Simon Russell: Couldn’t face her any night. I was in the mood for a good comedy and this one fit read more