Viridiana
(1961) [M]

After 25 years' exile, Luis Bunuel was invited to his native Spain to direct Viridiana -- only to have the Spanish government suppress the film on the grounds of blasphemy and obscenity. Regarded by many as Bunuel's crowning achievement, the film centers on an idealistic young nun named Viridiana...  More

The Virgin Spring
(1960) [M]

A young girl, Karin, is raped and killed by two herdsman on her way to church. Her foster sister, played by Gunnel Lindblom, witnesses the crime and reports back to Karin’s parents shortly after the perpetrators arrive at the couple’s home seeking shelter for the night, unaware of their...  More

L'Avventura (2 Disc Set)
(1959) [PG]

When L'Avventura premiered alongside La Dolce Vita at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival and won the Jury Prize, it ignited a storm of controversy that sparked the international career of the great Michelangelo Antonioni - he went on to direct some of the most influential art films of the 60s and 70s...  More

La Dolce Vita
(1960) [M]

Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg star in Federico Fellini's best-loved masterpiece, which was awarded a Best Foreign Film Oscar and the Palme D'Or. La Dolce Vita explores the life of a gossipy newspaper columnist who becomes involved in the decadent lifestyles of Roman society in the 1960s.  More

Hiroshima Mon Amour
(1959) [PG]

One of the most influential films of all time, Alain Resnais’ first feature sees a French actress (Emmanuelle Riva) and a Japanese architect (Eiji Okada) engage in a brief, intense affair in postwar Hiroshima, their consuming fascination impelling them to exercise their own scarred memories of...  More

The 400 Blows (Les Quatre Cents Coups) - Les Mistons (short feature)
(1959) [PG]

Praised by film-makers (Akira Kurosawa called it "One of the most beautiful films that I have ever seen.") and critics the world over, Truffaut's 400 Blows launched the Nouvelle Vague and paved the way for some of cinema's most important and influential directors. Twelve-year-old Antoine Doinel...  More

Room At The Top
(1959) [M]

Joe Lampton (Laurence Harvey) arrives in a new town with burning ambitions and a head full of dreams. He may be just a lowly town hall clerk, but with his charm and good looks, he's determined to "marry into money" and set himself up for life. The ground-breaking Room At The Top won two Oscars...  More

Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro)
(1958) [PG]

From the moment it first appeared at the Cannes Film Festival in 1959 - where it won the Palme d'Or - it was clear Black Orpheus was a very special film. Adapted from the ancient Greek myth, Orpheus and Eurydice, we are transported to modern day Rio de Janeiro in Camus’ stunning interpretation...  More

The Long Hot Summer
(1958) [PG]

Ben Quick arrives in Frenchman's Bend, after being kicked out of another town for allegedly burning a barn for revenge. Will Varner owns just about everything in Frenchman's Bend and he hires Ben to work in his store. Will thinks his own son, Jody, who manages the store, lacks ambition and...  More

Mon Oncle
(1958) [G]

Directed by Jacques Tati. Written by Jacques Tati and Jacques Lagrange. Music by Alain Romans and Franck Barcellini. With Jacques Tati, Jean-Pierre Zola, Adrienne Servantie, Alain Becourt. France, 1958. Tati's second outing as the amiable Monsieur Hulot, and his first colour film, Mon Oncle is a...  More