Suzuki’s dynamic if provocative work here tells of the sexual politics of flesh and humiliation, set in postwar Japan under American control.
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Gate of Flesh (1964)
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Tag / 1964
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Black God, White Devil (1964)
A significant work of the Cinema Novo movement, one that dared to challenge the legitimacy of politics and religion as a poor farmer tries to seek salvation after killing his exploitative employer.
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Red Desert (1964)
Antonioni plays with colour and sound design, creating a hypnotic take on the perils of human alienation amid technological progress.
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Identification Marks: None (1964)
Skolimowski’s raw debut feature is like a Polish ‘Breathless’, though much less interesting and with little to really engage viewers.
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Blood and Black Lace (1964)
Bava put Italian giallo movies on the world map with this ominous serial-killer mystery, packed with solid scares and features the breathtaking use of colours and shadows.
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Kubrick’s pitch-black Cold War comedy is absolute gold, intelligently poking fun at the sheer absurdity of nuclear war and rhetoric.
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Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The (1964)
The magic of cinema is exuded in this dialogue-as-lyrics French musical that is easily one of the most emotionally resonant pictures of its time and genre.
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Love Meetings (1964)
Pasolini asks the Italian public very bold and awkward questions about sex—and all of its political, social, economic and cultural implications—in this superb and highly-entertaining documentary survey.
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Gospel According to Matthew, The (1964)
Powerful, poetic and sublime, this could be Pasolini’s magnum opus and arguably the greatest film about the life of Jesus Christ.
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Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)
The theme of the ‘father figure’ dictates the narrative of this decent 9th instalment of the ‘Zatoichi’ series.
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Eternality Tan 