Shoot the Piano Player 1960

Films mentioned in the FTP course

Last Updated: 2015-08-17
These Greatest Movies of the 1960s chosen for their quality direction, script, cinematography, acting, storyline, originality, and success.

Films I want to watch from Hollywood's golden era.

Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir. Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key, black-and-white visual style that has roots in German Expressionist cinematography. Many of the prototypical stories and much of the attitude of classic noir derive from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the Great Depression. Film noir encompasses a range of plots: the central figure may be a private investigator (The Big Sleep), a plainclothes policeman (The Big Heat), an aging boxer (The Set-Up), a hapless grifter (Night and the City), a law-abiding citizen lured into a life of crime (Gun Crazy), or simply a victim of circumstance (D.O.A.). Although film noir was originally associated with American productions, the term has been used to describe films from around the world. Many films released from the 1960s onward share attributes with film noirs of the classical period, and often treat its conventions self-referentially. Some refer to such latter-day works as neo-noir.

https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/film-noir/the-best-noirs-of-all-time

The Non-American Noir Films (1940-1964) lists 93 Non-American films (mainly British) from 'The Golden Period' that are either fully-fledged noir or have strong noir elements.

Movies of the 50's, Jürgen Müller (ed.) Taschen.

Films released by the Criterion Collection on the Laserdisc format. Some of the films have also been released on DVD/Blu-Ray, and will be noted as such.

Source: https://www.criterionchannel.com/observations-on-film-art
Source: https://trakt.tv/shows/observations-on-film-art
Blog: http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/
Date: 2023-03-04
Tags: #service #criterion_channel #collection-order #continuing

Martin Scorsese went to film school so people like us don't have to. The history of film permeates through his body of work; the techniques of auteurs like Truffaut, Renoir, and Kurosawa are subtly collected and transformed into something completely unique. Perhaps nowhere is there a better example of how gathering influences can illuminate a filmmaker's imagination.

Foreign movies recomended by Martin Scorsese

Liste des 39 films indispensables selon Scorsese.

“Mr. Scorsese asked that I send this your way.
This should be a jump start to your film education!”