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Love Eterne, The (1963)

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Tag / 1962

March 15, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Jetée, La (1962)

  • Criterion Collection, Marker, Chris
  • 1962, Chris Marker, France
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Marker’s legendary work, comprised of a montage of still photographs with narration, is not just one of cinema’s most famous shorts, but a thought-provoking look at the impossibility of escaping the claws of time.   

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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September 5, 2022September 5, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Le doulos (1962)

  • Criterion Collection, Melville, Jean-Pierre
  • 1962, France, Jean-Pierre Melville
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Twists and revelations are aplenty in this intricately-plotted, suspense-driven crime noir that sees Melville and Belmondo collaborate for the second time. 

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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June 17, 2022December 21, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Trial of Joan of Arc, The (1962)

  • Bresson, Robert
  • 1962, France, Robert Bresson
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Bresson’s ‘Joan of Arc’ film is as spare and minimalist as you can imagine, distilling with startling clarity the moral essence of one of history’s most infamous trials. 

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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April 23, 2021November 7, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Carnival of Souls (1962)

  • Criterion Collection, Others
  • 1962, USA
  • 1 Comment

A terrific low-budget atmospheric horror film from the ‘60s that is genuinely frightening, backed by a disquieting organ score. 

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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February 24, 2021October 9, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Exterminating Angel, The (1962)

  • Bunuel, Luis, Criterion Collection
  • 1962, Luis Bunuel, Mexico
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Not Bunuel at his finest, but he takes down the upper-classes in the kind of sharp comic absurdity that he is known for. 

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Sanjuro (1962)

  • Criterion Collection, Kurosawa, Akira
  • 1962, Akira Kurosawa, Japan
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A lighter if lesser effort by Kurosawa, but it is no less entertaining and darkly comic than its companion piece ‘Yojimbo’ (1961).

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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February 14, 2021August 19, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Sign of Leo, The (1962)

  • Rohmer, Eric
  • 1962, Eric Rohmer, France
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Rohmer’s first feature might not have been as lauded as his counterparts’ more groundbreaking works, but its exploration of luck (or lack thereof) through one man’s misery was arguably the closest a French New Wave film had been to acknowledging its neorealist influences.

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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June 19, 2020July 11, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Lolita (1962)

  • Kubrick, Stanley
  • 1962, Stanley Kubrick, UK, USA
  • 1 Comment

With incredible restraint and backed by all-round excellent performances, Kubrick’s exploration into a revolting form of sexual obsession is remarkable for its implicit portrayal of an erotic relationship between a (step)father and his daughter.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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March 21, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

  • Lean, David
  • 1962, David Lean, UK
  • 2 Comments

Arguably David Lean’s greatest accomplishment, this is one of the most spectacular biopics in the history of cinema.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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February 3, 2020May 5, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Tale of Zatoichi Continues, The (1962)

  • Criterion Collection
  • 1962, Japan, Kazuo Mori, Zatoichi
  • 1 Comment

A largely serviceable second film that ends on a cliffhanger.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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