Great Year for Movies
Submitted by AJDaGreat on Sun, 02/23/2003 - 10:25
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- Classic English-Language Films of 1959 - Cream of the Crop
- Anatomy of a Murder
- Ben-Hur
- North By Northwest
- Peeping Tom
- Rio Bravo
- Sleeping Beauty
- Some Like It Hot
- Other Great English-Language Films of 1959, Especially the Top Oscar Contenders
- Diary of Anne Frank
- Five Pennies
- The Last Angry Man
- Imitation of Life
- The Nun's Story
- On the Beach
- Porgy and Bess
- Room at the Top
- Suddenly, Last Summer
- The Tingler
- The Young Philadelphians
- Classic Comedies of 1959
- Alias Jesse James
- The Gazebo (a very underrated comedy)
- Gidget
- I'm All Right Jack
- League of Gentlemen
- The Mating Game
- The Mouse That Roared
- Operation Petticoat
- Pillow Talk
- Great Foreign Films of 1959 - Cream of the Crop
- Black Orpheus (a.k.a. Orfeu Negro)
- Breathless (a.k.a. A bout de souffle)
- Floating Weeds (a.k.a Ukigusa)
- The 400 Blows (a.k.a. Les quatre cents coups)
- Pickpocket
- Wild Strawberries (a.k.a. Smultronstallet) - Wait a minute, you say. "Wild Strawberries" was released in 1957. Well, maybe in Sweden, but it was released in America in 1959, and was eligible for 1960's Oscar ceremony, so I think it should count.
- The World of Apu (a.k.a. Apu Sansar)
- Other Great Foreign Films of 1959
- Eyes Without a Face (a.k.a. Les yeux sans visage)
- General Della Rovere
- The Great War (a.k.a. La grande guerra)
- Hiroshima, Mon Amour
- The Hole (a.k.a. Le trou)
- Paper Flowers (a.k.a. Kaagaz Ke Phool)
Many people say that 1939 was the greatest year for cinema. I've also heard an argument for 1962. But you can't forget 1959, a great year for movies.
Note that I have not actually seen all of these movies, but the ones I have not seen are either popular or critically acclaimed.
I admit that some of these films are kinda weak, but the "Cream of the Crop" categories are very strong.