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Stray Dog (1949)

September 14, 2025 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

The world is a place worth fighting for

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1940s, 1949, akira kurosawa, film review, japan, japan post-war, keiko awaji, movie review, police story, post-war, Ryûzô Kikushima, stray dog, takashi simura, thriller, toshirô mifune

Shockproof (1949)

March 11, 2025 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Nothing says romance like an abuse of power

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1940s, 1949, abuse of power, cornel wilde, douglas sirk, film noir, helen deutsch, john baragrey, movie review, parole officer, patricia knight, samuel fuller, shockproof

Late Spring (1949)

August 26, 2024 Mikkel Frederiksen1 Comment

Equilibrium undone

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1940s, 1949, american hegemony, Chishû Ryû, drama, family drama, japan, japan post-war, Kôgo Noda, late spring, movie review, Setsuko Hara, societal pressure, Yasujirô Ozu

The Heiress (1949)

May 12, 2024May 13, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

What’s my favorite word? Icy

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1940s, 1949, augustus goetz, bad romance, family relationships, henry james, miriam hopkins, montgomery clift, movie review, olivia de havilland, ralph richardson, ruth goetz, the heiress, toxic family relationships, william wyler

Le silence de la mer (1949)

October 28, 2023 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Melville, master of cynicism, lights a candle

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1940s, 1949, france, howard vernon, jean-marie robain, jean-pierre melville, nazi germany, nicole stephane, occupation, review, world war 2

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