My good friend Mark Sprecher recently reposted a list of "100 Greatest Movies of the 1950s" that David Ehrenstein originally posted on Facebook. The list includes posters from nearly all of the one hundred domestic and foreign films.I have not seen the entire body of work, although I was surprised by how many I had viewed at some point in my life. I was not raised in a movie-watching household, except for the odd movie shown on network TV.
There's plenty of room for agreement, puzzlement, and outright disagreement. Have fun with the list.
I can't resist a few comments:
- A few of the 100 are from the world of Japanese cinema. I've never acquired a taste for it, so the choices seem esoteric to me.
- Some of the Disney selections were fun, and demonstrated an open-minded perspective (art house devotees, this is aimed at you).
- The mix of 50s b&w and color films is worth noting.
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