Spook Warfare, tells the tale of an evil Babylonian vampire inadvertently awoken by treasure hunters, and a brave samurai that teams with the yokai to defeat the bloodthirsty demon.Read More »
1960s
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Yoshiyuki Kuroda – Yôkai daisensô AKA Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare AKA The Great Yokai War (1968)
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Yoshiyuki Kuroda & Kimiyoshi Yasuda – Tôkaidô obake dôchû AKA Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969)
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Shakti Samanta – An Evening in Paris (1967)
1961-1970ClassicsIndiaShakti SamantaThrillerIn romantic Paris, two Parisians of Indian origin are in love namely Shyam or Sam and Roopa. Mystery and intrigue surround this romance, as Roopa is abducted and held by criminal mastermind Jack and his minions, who will trade her for a hefty ransom. Roopa has a look-alike in the shape and form of Suzy, who is sent in place of Roopa to ensure that the money is received, while the real Roopa is still being held captive. Sam must use all the resources available to in order to set Roopa free, but he will have a difficult time to differentiate between Suzy and Roopa.Read More »
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Lev Kulidzhanov – Kogda derevya byli bolshimi AKA When the Trees Were Tall (1961)
Lev Kulidzhanov1961-1970DramaRomanceUSSRPlot:
World War II veteran Kuzma Kuzmich Iordanov has become a heavy drinker with no interest in finding employment of any kind. He joins a collective farm, claiming to be the father of Natasha, a resident there, and is forced to analyze his life when he finds himself falling in love.Read More » -
Karel Kachyna – Kocár do Vídne AKA Coach to Vienna (1966)
Karel Kachyna1961-1970ArthouseCzech RepublicDramaA WW2 story of a young Austrian soldier running from the Russian army and a woman whom he forces to come along in order to save his wounded mate.Read More »
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Fabien Collin & François Moreuil – La récréation AKA Playtime (1961)
Drama1961-1970Fabien CollinFranceFrançois Moreuil

Synopsis:
‘Kate, an American at a Parisian boarding school, faces the moral and ethical choices of adulthood. Looking over the wall of her school, she becomes fascinated with a sculptor next door, and she begins a flirtation. Although he needs little encouragement, his mistress urges him to seduce the lass and contrives to leave the two together. The same week this cat-and-mouse game begins, Kate witnesses an early morning hit and run road accident in which a soldier is killed. She doesn’t see the car’s driver, whom we know to be the sculptor, but the car is distinctive. What will she do when she finds out he was the driver? Will she call off the affair and call in the cops?’
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Aleksander Ford – Pierwszy dzien wolnosci AKA The First Day of Freedom (1964)
Aleksander Ford1961-1970DramaPolandWarThe First Day of Freedom (Polish: Pierwszy dzień wolności) is a 1964 Polish drama film directed by Aleksander Ford. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.
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Freed Polish soldiers are trapped in a small town in Germany during the last days of World War II. After a doctor’s daughter is raped by a concentration camp worker, the Poles allow her and her father to stay in the house that is their temporary quarters. While waiting to be repatriated, the war-weary group is forced to fight some German soldiers who invade the town. The war brings out conflicting emotions of the Poles who find themselves trapped in the house and once again under fire from the enemy. by Dan Pavlides, RoviRead More » -
Kô Nakahira – Ryojin nikki AKA Hunter’s Diary (1964)
Kô Nakahira1961-1970DramaJapanQuote:
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Jan Troell – Uppehåll i myrlandet AKA Interlude in the Marshland (1965)
Jan Troell1961-1970DramaShort FilmSwedenQuote:
It’s the mid 1930s and brakeman Kvist had enough of working on the train, jumps off and starts to walk on the train tracks in the middle of nowhere in Lapland, Northern Sweden, hoping to find new work and adventures. Based on the novella by famous Swedish author Eyvind Johnson.Read More »







