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Twenty-Four Eyes (二十四の瞳)
Twenty-Four Eyes (Nijushi no hitomi, 二十四の瞳) is Keisuke Kinoshita's 1954 Shochiku drama adapted from Sakae Tsuboi's novel, starring Hideko Takamine as a Shodoshima teacher and her twelve pupils from 1928 through World War II; Kinema Junpo first place and Golden Globe winner.
Umberto D.
Umberto D. (1952), Vittorio De Sica's neorealist drama written by Cesare Zavattini, follows retired pensioner Umberto Ferrari and his dog Flike facing eviction in postwar Rome; often dated as the last neorealist film, a flop in Italy later honored abroad.
Wild Strawberries (film)
Wild Strawberries (Smultronstället), Ingmar Bergman's 1957 Swedish drama, follows Professor Isak Borg, played by Victor Sjöström, on a Stockholm-to-Lund drive through dreams and memories; it won the 1958 Golden Bear and an Oscar screenplay nomination.
Written on the Wind
Written on the Wind: 1956 Douglas Sirk Technicolor melodrama (Universal-International, Albert Zugsmith) about a decaying Texas oil dynasty, starring Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack, and Oscar winner Dorothy Malone.