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Etienne Périer – Bridge to the Sun (1961)
Review Summary This combination romance and wartime drama by Etienne Perier was unusual at the time it was released because it portrayed World War II in the Pacific from the perspective of Gwen...
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Hans Jürgen Pohland – Katz und Maus AKA Cat and Mouse (1967)
Quote:In 1966, a former gymnast returns to his hometown Danzig, which is now a part of Poland. He begins to reflect on one of his classmates, Joachim Mahlke, who disappeared during World War II....
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Herbert Vesely – Das Brot der frühen Jahre (1962)
Quote:Based on the novel of the same title by Heinrich Böll. The young electrician Walter Fendrich has started a promising career. Everything seems to be on the right track. As the future husband of...
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Mikio Naruse – Midaregumo AKA Scattered Clouds AKA Two in the Shadow (1967)
Synopsis:A husband and wife’s love for each other and plans for the future are shattered when the man dies in a car accident. Misery is compounded when the man’s parents disinherit his now widow and...
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Santiago Álvarez – LBJ (1968)
LBJ is deservedly one of Alvarez’s best known shorts, a stunning piece of visual and musical montage using found materials, reaching a high pitch of satire Alvarez seems to have reserved for President...
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Krzysztof Zanussi – Studenci AKA Students (1962)
Quote:This is a short story woven into the scenery of Kraków’s students’ festival. The camera is always at the center of events and is accompanied by the main character – Jurek, in search of his...
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Noriaki Tsuchimoto – Document Rojo AKA On the Road: The Document (1964)
In 1963, Japan was in the midst of its long period of high economic growth and Tokyo was busy revamping its urban infrastructure. When most were celebrating the economic expansion, Noriaki Tsuchimoto...
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Ingmar Bergman – Såsom i en Spegel AKA Through a Glass Darkly (1961) (HD)
A young woman, Karin, has recently returned to the family island after spending some time in a mental hospital. On the island with her is her lonely brother and kind, but increasingly desperate...
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Kimiyoshi Yasuda – Zatôichi Kenka-tabi AKA Zatoichi on the Road (1963)
Synopsis:Blind swordsman/masseuer Ichi (or “Zatoichi”) is asked by a dying man to deliver the maiden Mitsu (or “Omitsu”) to her family in Edo, and Zatoichi feels honor-bound to do so. But rival gangs...
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Alfred Vohrer – Der Mann mit dem Glasauge AKA The Man With the Glass Eye (1969)
Based on the story by Edgar Wallace, this engrossing suspenser follows a Scotland Yard detective as he investigates a string of drug-related murders involving several women and gangsters. Searching...
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Kazuo Ikehiro – Zatôichi Abare Tako AKA Zatoichi’s Flashing Sword (1964)
Synopsis:Blind masseur Zatoichi is nursed back to health by a young woman after he is shot by a gang member. Zatoichi, who had come to the village to repay a debt, now feels further indebted. He...
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Kimiyoshi Yasuda – Zatoichi sekisho yaburi AKA Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)
Synopsis:Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman looking for her father, a village leader who has disappeared. As he helps her investigate the disappearance, Zatoichi also becomes...
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Kenji Misumi – Zatôichi kesshô-tabi AKA Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
Synopsis:Fight, Zatoichi, Fight finds our favorite masseur and swordsman once again on the run. This time, he’s being pursued by a ruthless band of samurai who have been hired to kill him. Thinking...
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Kazuo Mori – Zatoichi sakate giri AKA Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965)
Synopsis:Blind swordsman Zatoichi, jailed briefly, is implored by another prisoner to aid him in proving his innocence of a crime for which he is sentenced to death. Zatoichi is reluctant to get...
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Tokuzô Tanaka – Zatoichi no uta ga Kikoeru AKA Zatoichi’s Vengeance (1966)
Synopsis:Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to “Taichi”. Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that...
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Steno – Copacabana Palace (1962)
This film is also known as “The Girl Game” and “Saga of the Flying Hostesses”. The film takes place during Carnival Time in Rio De Janeiro. As unconfined joy wafts its way through the streets, the...
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Evald Schorm – Kazdy den odvahu AKA Courage for Every Day (1964)
Synopsis:“Everyday Courage” or “Courage for Every Day” is a beautifully made fllm of great poetic restraint about a young man living in Prague before the collapse of communism. It is best described as...
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Jack Bond – Dali in New York (1965)
Filmmaker Jack Bond and Salvador Dali got together at Christmas 1965 to make Dali in New York, a highly entertaining film. Dali devoted two weeks of his life to creating extraordinary scenes for the...
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Zivorad ‘Zika’ Mitrovic – Solunskite Atentatori AKA The Assassins from...
Content:Wishing to draw the attention of world public opinion to the situation in Macedonia under Ottoman rule, a group of Macedonian-socialists, sons of wealthy merchants from Veles, who live and...
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Kenji Misumi – Zatoichi Jigoku tabi AKA Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
Synopsis:Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhile, his luck with dice...
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