1952 Recap and Ten Favorites List

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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)

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9.  Umberto D. (Directed by Vittorio de Sica)

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8.  The Life of Oharu (Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi)

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7.  Le Plaisir (Directed by Max Ophüls)

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6.  The Importance of Being Earnest (Directed by Anthony Asquith)

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5.  Casque d’or (Directed by Jacques Becker)

Georges Manda (left, actor Serge Reggiani) and Marie (right, actress Simone Signoret) in the movie Casque D'or. Courtesy of The Criterion Collection.

4.  Forbidden Games (Directed by René Clement)

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3.  High Noon (Directed by Fred Zinnemann)

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2.  Ikiru (Directed by Akira Kurosawa)

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1.  Singin’ in the Rain (Directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly)

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