Deep End (1970)- Jerzy Skolimowski (English/German New Wave) Western Europe
The 1970s was a generation where filmmakers used extreme content such as sex and nudity. In this instance, Jerzy Skolimowski wrote a...
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"Cries and Whispers" Ingmar Bergman 1972 Northern Europe
Filmmaker Ingmar Bergman continued making autobiographical films throughout the 1960s, primarily based on his rough personal life....
1962: Siberian Lady Macbeth: Andrzej Wajda (Polish New Wave, Eastern Europe)
Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda was well-known for making war films between 1955 and 1958, with “Ashes and Diamonds” as an example of one...
From Novella to Film: "The Stranger" (1967) Luchino Visconti (Italian New Wave)
French novelist Albert Camus wrote his novella "The Stranger" during the height of World War II in Europe. Many years later, Italian...
"The Little Soldier" Jean Luc Godard (1960/1963)
The 1960s was a time when filmmakers around the world started to become experimental. One of the first experimental filmmakers, Jean-Luc...
Ballad of a Soldier 1959 (USSR)
The late 1950s through the early 1960s was when the Soviet Union was beginning to thaw out from the Stalinist era, where filmmakers...
Planet of The Apes (1968)
The late 1960s was when filmmakers adapted New Wave cinema, which dates to the late 1950s in Europe when filmmakers such as Godard and...
Act of Violience (1948-9) Fred Zinnemann
In the late 1940s, filmmakers were creative in making films in the present setting, using injured war veterans as characters to create...
The First Failure of Joan Crawford: "Mannequin" (1937)
In the 1930s, actress Joan Crawford was one of Hollywood's most well-known actors during the Golden Age of Hollywood. In this case,...
"The Incredible Shrinking Man" (1957) Jack Arnold
As the mid-1950s was in full swing, filmmakers like Jack Arnold used his creativity to create this 1957 “The Incredible Shrinking Man.”...
Halloween Special: "Tarantula!" (1955) John Arnold
Jack Arnold’s 1955 science fiction film, “Tarantula!” is one of the most unique monster horror films ever made in Hollywood. This is...
Western: "Stagecoach" 1939 John Ford
John Ford’s western “Stagecoach” is one of the earlier Western films released in Hollywood. This film was innovative for the film...
Film Noir: "Laura" (1944)- Otto Preminger
Otto Preminger’s 1944 film noir “Laura” is one of the first films to exhibit the topic of murder mystery along with several other films...
David Lynch's "Blue Velvet" 1986
David Lynch’s 1986 film, “Blue Velvet” is a neo-noir mystery film that goes through a long journey of sexual violence, harassment, and...
"Jailhouse Rock" 1957 Elvis Presley
“Jailhouse Rock” is a 1957 musical drama film that is a feature length version of Elvis Presley’s song of the same title. This film can...
"Russian Ark" 2002 Alexander Sokurov
Throughout the history of film, movies traditionally have the structure of scene changes and cuts within the scenes to clearly illustrate...
"Bonnie and Clyde" (1967) Arthur Penn
By the late 1960s, Classical Hollywood films were declining in revenue due to censorship and films being unable to connect with their...
"Strangers on a Train" 1951 Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock’s “Strangers on a Train” is a film noir psychological thriller where the two main characters met on a train and on...
"Band of Outsiders" 1964, Jean Luc Godard
Jean Luc Godard’s 1964 film, “Band of Outsiders” is a French New Wave gangster film that was his seventh feature film in five years as...
Ingmar Bergman's 1957 Film, "Wild Strawberries"
Ingmar Bergman’s “Wild Strawberries” is a 1957 Swedish drama film where viewers were struggling to determine between reality and fantasy...
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