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Tag / 1954

September 30, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Blazing Sun, The (1954)

  • Chahine, Youssef
  • 1954, Egypt, Youssef Chahine
  • 1 Comment

This early work by the Egyptian master introduces us to the indelible Omar Sharif whose character gets caught up in a severe case of injustice as the wealthy exploits the poor in a rural village.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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March 15, 2021October 9, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Robinson Crusoe (1954)

  • Bunuel, Luis
  • 1954, Luis Bunuel, Mexico, USA
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Bunuel’s first film in colour was his closest flirtation with a Hollywood style of filmmaking, effortlessly adapting the famous story of a shipwrecked man who must live solitarily on an unknown island for an unknown number of years.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Seven Samurai (1954)

  • Criterion Collection, Kurosawa, Akira
  • 1954, Akira Kurosawa, Japan
  • 18 Comments

Kurosawa’s magnum opus is a glorious triumph and the standard-bearer for bravura epic filmmaking, still yet to be surpassed.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.

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November 1, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Story from Chikamatsu, A (1954)

  • Criterion Collection, Mizoguchi, Kenji
  • 1954, Japan, Kenji Mizoguchi
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Mizoguchi’s superb late career form continues with this masterful period drama about strict social norms and gender roles, with themes of adultery and romantic passion giving it thematic complexity.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

  • Criterion Collection, Mizoguchi, Kenji
  • 1954, Japan, Kenji Mizoguchi
  • 4 Comments

One of the most tragic, treasured, and greatest of works in world cinema.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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August 1, 2020March 21, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Rear Window (1954)

  • Hitchcock, Alfred
  • 1954, Alfred Hitchcock, USA
  • 13 Comments

My personal favourite of all of Hitchcock’s works, this intelligent and suspenseful treatment on scopophilia and scopophobia in relation to gender, gaze theory and paranoia is also one of his finest achievements.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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May 17, 2020March 24, 2023 by Eternality Tan

La strada (1954)

  • Criterion Collection, Fellini, Federico
  • 1954, Federico Fellini
  • 2 Comments

This early work by Fellini is truly one of his finest efforts, told in a fabulist style and with great emotional honesty.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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