Mizoguchi’s magnum opus is one of the all-time greatest films ever made – a haunting tale of greed, lust and morality that is steeped in Eastern sensuality and supernatural mythology.
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Ugetsu (1953)
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Tag / 1953
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Fear and Desire (1953)
Kubrick’s much-maligned first feature, while a sketchy exercise, is still (barely) watchable as it ruminates about war and existence, albeit in too self-important and vacuous a manner.
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Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953)
Tati’s international breakthrough is his most optimistic film in what is a purely-conceived characterisation of the inimitable Mr. Hulot.
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Tokyo Story (1953)
Ozu’s crowning achievement is a true triumph of life-affirming, humanist filmmaking.
