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RE: 1950 was an extraordinarily good year for movies

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Victor Khomenko

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In Reply to: RE: 1950 was an extraordinarily good year for movies posted by Bambi B on June 14, 2018 at 13:08:39

Great points, Bambi! I know both of those films very well, and we watched Eve again just a few weeks ago.

Color? What is that? I never even notice its absence - there is special magic to B&W films that immediately grabs you - or perhaps it is those familiar faces of good actors?

Anyway, as our B&W binge continues, I already dread its end, so I welcome more recommendations! :)

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Samurai, WWII, Cold War, and Gold Fever - Bambi B 15:18:10 06/14/18 (1)
Victor Khomenko,

Other fantastic B&W, besides favorites Seven Samurai and the Third Man that I never get tired of seeing:

Dr. Strangelove: Watch out for Communists after your precious bodily fluids!

The Train: Burt Lancaster artfully beats the Nazis for art's sake!

Sanjuro: Great Samurai

Yojimbo: Greater Samurai: Clint Eastwood never did it as well

Our Man in Havana: Alec Guinness as mild mannered Havana vacuum cleaner salesman turned 007.

The Lavender Hill Mob: Alec Guinness as mild mannered bank clerk who gets Gold fever

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: Bogart gets Gold fever,..

Dambusters: Mild mannered scientist /engineer beats the Nazis with giant billiard balls. I can never figure out why I like this so much.

The Artist (2011) Silent AND B&W - surprisingly captivating.

Young Frankenstein: I don't think is probably your taste, but for me an occasional dose of slapstick is a relief. I first saw this in Paris in 1975 called, "Frankenstein Junior" with French subtitles and that was a funny experience in itself.

As soon as I press "Post", I'll think of ten more.

Bambi B

PS: Very sorry to learn recently that our old friend Patrick is no longer with us.
- RE: Samurai, WWII, Cold War, and Gold Fever - Victor Khomenko 15:49:37 06/14/18 (0)
  Thank you! Most of these I know, but will check on 3 or 4.
  
  Patrick's departure left a huge void, and the more time passes the more I feel it. He was a real, a true friend, one of the kindest people I have ever met. Generous, funny, witty, all the while suffering from painful and serious illness during his later years.

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