My viewing for 2015 spanned from 1945 to 1954. I saw 508 movies this year, about 320 of which I had never seen before. There were many gems among them, far too many to include in a top ten list!
There were no new-to-me films that I rated 10/10. The 9/10 “new” films I did not have room for here were: Samurai Rebellion (1967); No Regrets for Our Youth (1946); Night and the City (1950); She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949); Red Army (2014); Twelve O’Clock High (1949); All My Sons (1948); Gate of Hell (1953); The Quiet Duel (1949); White Mane (1953); Morning for the Osone Family (1946); and Directed by John Ford (1971).
Many thanks to all of my readers. You keep it fun.
10. Last Holiday (1950) – directed by Henry Cass
9. Gion Bayashi (1953) – directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
8. Young Man with a Horn (1950) – directed by Michael Curtiz
7. Umberto D. (1952) – directed by Vittorio De Sica
6. Death of a Salesman (1951) – directed by Laslo Benedek
5. The Heart of the Matter (1953) – directed by George Moore O’Farrell
4. The Heiress (1949) – directed by William Wyler
3. Le Plaisir (1952) – directed by Max Ophüls
2. Brighton Rock (1947) – directed by Rowan Joffé
1. All the King’s Men (1949) – directed by Robert Rossen
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Just for fun, here is a mash-up of clips from about 300 films that had appeared on the IMDb Top 250 by November 2012. How many can you spot?
Hardly enough image to register in my old brain. I’d have to pause. A lot. To make a count. Still, I recognized many old friends. Thanks for posting.
I can’t get most of them either. Still, isn’t it amazing how many of them you can get with just a second or two?
Happy New year to you as well, Bea. It is always a pleasure to follow your blog and take your recommendations. May the new year be just as prosperous.
Wishing you and yours plenty of peace as well as prosperity. It’s been such fun to go on this journey together.
It’s fun seeing such different films as All the King’s Men, Le Plaisir, and The Heiress together, yet realizing they are all great in their own ways.
That’s one thing I love about movies. So much variety. I wish there had been a comedy in there but ah, well.
I’ve only seen 4 of your top 10 of the year, Le Plaisir, The Heiress, Brighton Rock and Death of a Salesman – loved them all, and I’ll hope to catch up with the others you recommend.
I would highly, highly recommend The Heart of the Matter and Last Holiday. Wonderful performances by Trevor Howard and Alec Guinness in British-made films should be right up your alley.