I’ve now watched 57 movies from 1952. Finishing off almost all of the available movies rated by IMDb users at over 7/10 plus a few more was enough for me this time around.
1952 is not necessarily known as a great year overall for movies but film makers in Europe and Japan went from strength to strength and ended up dominating my favorites list. Two of the films, both foreign, were new to me from this last round of viewing. You can find a complete list of the movies I watched here.
10. The Bad and the Beautiful (directed by Vincente Minnelli)
9. Umberto D. (Directed by Vittorio de Sica)
8. The Life of Oharu (Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi)
7. Le Plaisir (Directed by Max Ophüls)
6. The Importance of Being Earnest (Directed by Anthony Asquith)
5. Casque d’or (Directed by Jacques Becker)
4. Forbidden Games (Directed by René Clement)
3. High Noon (Directed by Fred Zinnemann)
2. Ikiru (Directed by Akira Kurosawa)
1. Singin’ in the Rain (Directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly)
I once again haven’t seen most of these, but delighted to see Singing in the Rain so highly placed. A film that’s always worth seeing again.
I love it completely.
I’ve seen a bunch (but not all) of these. I think my top four are the same as yours.
I’d move up The Bad and the Beautiful, and I think I’d sneak in Angel Face as well. The Lavender Hill Mob or The Man in the White Suit might creep in as well.
I have both the Ealing comedies in 1951. I go by the IMDb years but they move around too. Angel Face was a 9/10 movie for me. I should have listed my also rans!
That is a good top 4 and, I think, identical to my own.
Soon we will be watching the same movies.
I am in Denmark right now with the family and movie watching is on hold.
Well, I will go on vacation in November and fall behind once again.