1951-1960

The beautiful Beatrice Cenci, daughter of the noble Francesco, falls in love with the intendant Olimpio. But she has to face the jealousy of her violent and morbid father, and the hostility of her stepmother Lucrezia.Read More »

Thelma (Lois Maxwell), wife of guilty but insane killer Speight (Kieron Moore), assumes a new identity – known only to her employer Jerrard (Hugh Sinclair), and marries Victor (Bill Travers). Speight escapes from a mental institution to prove his innocence. Private detective Bishop (Paul Henreid) and his secretary Vera (Kay Kendall) find him, and discovering that he is sane, seek the real killer.Read More »

Synopsis:
Nobuko is a widow who lives with her daughter-in-law Tamiko and her brother Junjiro. The family’s gatekeeper, Komatsu, is attracted to Tamiko, but she is encouraged to marry a doctor and he is afraid to tell her his feelings..Read More »

Another Kayo-eiga (Pop Song Film), inspired by the hit Ukikusa No Yado sung by Hachiro Kasuga. Although the singer has a co-starring role, the movie was designed as a star vehicle for the new Nikkatsu hunk, Hiseaki Nitani. He plays a young gangster wanna-be, framed for a murder and sent to prison. Upon release, he gets revenge against the yakuza boss who set him up.Read More »

Six separate episodes: would-be suicides discuss their despair. A provincial dance hall. An investigative reporter posing as a husband-to-be. A young unwed mother. Girl-watching techniques of Italian men. A glimpse into prostitution.

EP #1
Amore Che si Paga a.k.a Love for Money (11 min) directed by Carlo Lizani with a screenplay by Cesare Zavattini. A mosaic of scattered images where the night workers are followed by a man with provocative questions. The short feels as an interview in which the women explain their unfortunate profession.Read More »

Quote:
A collaboration between Joseph Cornell and Rudy Burckhardt, Aviary is an impression of Union Square. The location held a particular fascination for Cornell who wanted to establish a foundation for artists and art therapy there. In the film, he treats the park as an outdoor aviary. – P. Adams SitneyRead More »

Niji Ikutabi / A Rainbow at Every Turn (1956) is a movie directed by Kôji Shima, based on the novel from Yasunari Kawabata. Notable casts including Machiko Kyô, Ayako Wakao, and Eiji Funakoshi.Read More »

A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.Read More »

Quote:
Vesna and Samo fall in love. Actually, Vesna doesn’t know that Samo started to court her just in order to get final exams exercises from her father, a professor. When Vesna finds that out she doesn’t want to have anything with him anymore. But she soon changes her mind…Read More »