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Tag / 1949

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

  • Criterion Collection
  • 1949, UK
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Morally dubious yet perversely funny, this is one of the most outstanding black comedies produced by the Ealing Studios as one outsider with a royal lineage seeks to eliminate all that stand ahead of him in the line of succession.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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July 28, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Small Back Room, The (1949)

  • Criterion Collection, Powell, Michael, Pressburger, Emeric
  • 1949, Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell, UK
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An explosives expert must fight a personal battle with alcoholism in this minor WWII effort from Powell and Pressburger, which features one of the most suspenseful bomb disarmament scenes in early black-and-white cinema.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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February 9, 2021December 21, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Stray Dog (1949)

  • Criterion Collection, Kurosawa, Akira
  • 1949, Akira Kurosawa, Japan
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A solid early work by Kurosawa in what is a clever cat-and-mouse chase that leads to an emotional climax.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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April 5, 2020May 9, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Jour de fete (1949)

  • Criterion Collection, Tati, Jacques
  • 1949, France, Jacques Tati
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Tati’s debut feature is a charming little piece about a postman in a countryside town, filled with the kind of visual gags and physical humour that would define his future works.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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April 6, 2019November 7, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Late Spring (1949)

  • Criterion Collection, Ozu, Yasujiro
  • 1949, Japan, Yasujiro Ozu
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Ozu’s first true masterpiece is a highly-resonant and poignant tale of a father and daughter reluctantly trying to let go of each other.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
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