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TOKYO
STORY (dir: Yasujiro Ozu, Not Rated) - Michelle says, "If
you’re looking for an opportunity to visit the guilt you’re
carrying for not wanting to hang out more with your folks, watch
this sweet and ultimately sad story that considers the effects of
modernity on the traditional Japanese family unit. A pair of aging
parents from the country descend upon their independent children
living in Tokyo, and rather than spend quality time, the put-upon
kids pack their parents off to a suburban spa. Ozu’s signature
directorial style allows the audience to sit with the characters,
passively listening to their mild conversation yet still feeling the
intense intimacy that’s at stake between them. It’s small
story-telling, but that’s probably what makes it so compelling and
truthful." |
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THE
BIG HEAT (dir: Fritz Lang, Not Rated) - Bart says, "I'm an
avid watcher of films noir, but the main trouble with them is
that you usually feel like the hero has whatever tragic end he meets
coming to him, because he's chosen to let his greed or lust drive
him to do unwholesome things. A noir like THE BIG HEAT packs much
more of an emotional wallop because the police detective hero (Glenn
Ford) is on a righteous path to rid the city of a vicious gang of
criminals, but the more obsessed he gets with taking them down, the
more innocent people around him (particularly women) get hurt or
killed. You root for him to get the bad guys, but the knot in your
stomach keeps tightening because you know nothing good will come of
it. Not only is this one of the all-time great noirs and one of
Fritz Lang's best films (my personal favorite of his), but it's also
got the quintessential performances of the careers of both Lee
Marvin, as a brutal thug, and Gloria Grahame, as the sympathetic
gangster's moll who, regretfully, tries to assist the detective in
his crusade." |
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VITELLONI (dir: Federico Fellini, Not Rated) -
Bart says, "With the growing popularity of films by such
auteurs as Will Ferrell and Ben Stiller, the "manchild"
figure who refuses to behave as an adult has become increasingly
glorified in the media. However, more than half a century ago, in
one of his earliest, least self-indulgent films, Fellini explored
this same phenomenon in this searing portrayal of carefree small
town Italian dudes having a good time." |
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EL (dir:
Luis Buñuel, Not Rated) |
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SHANE (dir:
George Stevens, Not Rated) |
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UGETSU
(dir: Kenji Mizoguchi, Not Rated) |
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| Also: |
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Holiday (1953) 8.1/10
(22842 votes)
- Stalag
17 (1953)
8.1/10 (15742 votes)
- Peter
Pan (1953)
7.3/10 (11882 votes)
- From
Here to Eternity (1953)
7.9/10 (11512 votes)
- Shane
(1953)
7.7/10 (10861 votes)
- Salaire
de la peur, Le (1953)
8.4/10 (9887 votes)
...aka Salario della paura, Il (1953) (Italy: alternative title)
...aka Vite vendute (1953) (Italy)
...aka Wages of Fear, The (1955) (USA)
- War
of the Worlds, The (1953)
7.2/10 (9348 votes)
- Tôkyô
monogatari (1953)
8.0/10 (5954 votes)
...aka Tokyo Story (1964) (USA)
- Gentlemen
Prefer Blondes (1953)
7.1/10 (5771 votes)
...aka Howard Hawks' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) (UK: complete
title) (USA: complete title)
- Big
Heat, The (1953)
8.0/10 (4274 votes)
- Ugetsu
monogatari (1953)
8.2/10 (4252 votes)
...aka Tales of Ugetsu (1954) (USA: literal English title)
...aka Tales of a Pale and Mysterious Moon After the Rain (1953)
(informal literal English title)
...aka Ugetsu (2005) (USA: DVD box title)
- I
Confess (1953)
7.1/10 (4167 votes)
...aka Alfred Hitchcock's 'I Confess!' (1953) (USA: promotional
title)
- Vacances
de Monsieur Hulot, Les (1953)
7.6/10 (4110 votes)
...aka Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953) (UK)
...aka Mr. Hulot's Holiday (1954) (USA)
- How
to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
6.8/10 (3764 votes)
- Wild
One, The (1953)
6.9/10 (3700 votes)
- House
of Wax (1953)
7.0/10 (3398 votes)
- Niagara
(1953)
7.0/10 (3248 votes)
- Glen
or Glenda (1953)
3.5/10 (3192 votes)
...aka Glen or Glenda: Confessions of Ed Wood (1953)
...aka He or She (1953)
...aka I Changed My Sex (1953)
...aka I Led 2 Lives (1953) (UK)
...aka Transvestite, The (1953)
- Band
Wagon, The (1953)
7.6/10 (2921 votes)
- Vitelloni,
I (1953)
8.0/10 (2895 votes)
...aka Inutiles, Les (1954) (France)
...aka Spivs (1953)
...aka Vitelloni (1953)
...aka Vitelloni, Les (1954) (France)
...aka Young and the Passionate, The (1953)
- Julius
Caesar (1953)
7.4/10 (2729 votes)
...aka William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar (1953)
- Pickup
on South Street (1953)
8.0/10 (2686 votes)
- Beat
the Devil (1953)
6.6/10 (2367 votes)
...aka Tesoro dell'Africa, Il (1953) (Italy)
- Naked
Spur, The (1953)
7.5/10 (2355 votes)
- Robe,
The (1953)
6.7/10 (2260 votes)
- Calamity
Jane (1953)
6.9/10 (2072 votes)
- Titanic
(1953)
7.0/10 (2023 votes)
- Mogambo
(1953)
6.6/10 (1915 votes)
- It
Came from Outer Space (1953)
6.6/10 (1804 votes)
- Hondo
(1953)
7.2/10 (1794 votes)
- Robot
Monster (1953)
2.9/10 (1639 votes)
...aka Monster from Mars (1953)
...aka Monsters from the Moon (1953) (USA: TV title)
- Abbott
and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
6.4/10 (1590
votes)
- Kiss
Me Kate (1953)
7.4/10 (1504 votes)
- Invaders
from Mars (1953)
6.4/10 (1476 votes)
- Abbott
and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
5.9/10 (1394 votes)
...aka On to Mars (1953)
...aka Rocket and Roll (1953)
- 5,000
Fingers of Dr. T., The (1953)
6.8/10 (1336 votes)
...aka Crazy Music (1953) (reissue title)
...aka Dr. Seuss' 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953) (video title)
- El
(1953)
8.1/10 (1237 votes)
...aka Strange Passion, The (1955) (USA: reissue title)
...aka Torments (1953)
- Madame
de... (1953)
8.1/10 (1198 votes)
...aka Diamond Earrings (1953)
...aka Earrings of Madame de..., The (1954) (USA)
...aka Gioielli di Madame de ... (1953) (Italy)
- Long,
Long Trailer, The (1953)
6.7/10 (1162 votes)
- Cruel
Sea, The (1953)
7.9/10 (1126 votes)
- Hitch-Hiker,
The (1953)
7.1/10 (1125 votes)
- Gycklarnas
afton (1953)
7.7/10 (1090 votes)
...aka Naked Night, The (1956) (USA)
...aka Sawdust and Tinsel (1953) (UK)
...aka Sunset of a Clown (1953)
- Blue
Gardenia, The (1953)
6.8/10 (959 votes)
- Desert
Rats, The (1953)
6.8/10 (881 votes)
- Island
in the Sky (1953)
6.9/10 (874 votes)
- Knights
of the Round Table (1953)
6.2/10 (858 votes)
- Houdini
(1953)
6.8/10 (780 votes)
- Titfield
Thunderbolt, The (1953)
7.1/10 (633 votes)
- Carrosse
d'or, Le (1953)
7.5/10 (619 votes)
...aka Carrozza d'oro, La (1953) (Italy)
...aka Golden Coach, The (1954) (International: English title)
(USA)
- Caddy,
The (1953)
6.1/10 (597 votes)
- Stazione
Termini (1953)
6.4/10 (588 votes)
...aka Indiscretion (1953) (UK)
...aka Indiscretion of an American Wife (1954) (USA)
...aka Station Terminus (1953) (International: English title)
...aka Terminal Station (1953)
...aka Terminal Station Indiscretion (1953) (International:
English title)
...aka Terminus Station (1953) (International: English title)
- Retour
de Don Camillo, Le (1953)
7.2/10 (560 votes)
...aka Return of Don Camillo, The (1956) (USA)
...aka Ritorno di Don Camillo, Il (1953) (Italy)
- Escape
from Fort Bravo (1953)
6.4/10 (519 votes)
...aka Fort Bravo (1953) (USA: closing credits title)
- By
the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
6.8/10 (502 votes)
- Captain's
Paradise, The (1953)
7.0/10 (496 votes)
...aka Captain's Progress, The (1953)
...aka Paradise (1953)
- Thunder
Bay (1953)
6.5/10 (455 votes)
- Scared
Stiff (1953)
6.3/10 (452 votes)
- Little
Fugitive (1953)
7.8/10 (416 votes)
...aka Coney Island Kid, The (1953)
- Call
Me Madam (1953)
6.9/10 (373 votes)
...aka Irving Berlin's Call Me Madam (1953) (USA: complete title)
- Project
Moon Base (1953)
2.1/10 (347 votes)
- Bruto,
El (1953)
7.5/10 (338 votes)
...aka Brute, The (1953)
- Jeopardy
(1953)
6.7/10 (322 votes)
- Man
from the Alamo, The (1953)
6.6/10 (306 votes)
- Living
Desert, The (1953)
7.9/10 (303 votes)
...aka True-Life Adventure: The Living Desert, A (1953) (USA: long
title)
- Master
of Ballantrae, The (1953)
6.5/10 (294 votes)
- Crin
blanc: Le cheval sauvage (1953)
7.6/10 (276 votes)
...aka Crin blanc (1953) (France: short title)
...aka White Mane (1953) (USA)
...aka White Mane: The Wild Horse (1953) (International: English
title)
...aka Wild Stallion (1953)
- Torch
Song (1953)
5.4/10 (250 votes)
- Plunder
of the Sun (1953)
6.5/10 (233 votes)
- Gun
Fury (1953)
5.6/10 (231 votes)
- Dangerous
Crossing (1953)
7.0/10 (215 votes)
- Thérèse
Raquin (1953)
7.4/10 (207 votes)
...aka Adultress, The (1958) (USA)
...aka Teresa Raquin (1953) (Italy)
- Dangerous
When Wet (1953)
6.0/10 (195 votes)
- Lawless
Breed, The (1953)
6.3/10 (171 votes)
- Ma
and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1953)
6.4/10 (148 votes)
...aka Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Paris (1953) (UK)
...aka Ma and Pa Kettle Hit the Road (1953)
- Vicki
(1953)
6.5/10 (145 votes)
- South
Sea Woman (1953)
6.1/10 (126 votes)
- Spaceways
(1953)
4.1/10 (86 votes)
- Francis
Covers the Big Town (1953)
6.5/10 (79 votes)
- Flanagan
Boy, The (1953)
5.3/10 (64 votes)
...aka Bad Blonde (1953) (USA)
...aka Woman Is Trouble, The (1953)
- Captain
John Smith and Pocahontas (1953)
4.6/10 (55 votes)
...aka Burning Arrows (1953) (UK)
- Street
of Shadows (1953) 5.7/10 (29 votes)
...aka Shadow Man, The (1953) (USA)
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