Taschen: Movies of the 50s

An early Fellini gem.

Great chemistry between Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck, and such a beautiful story. I loved seeing the shots of the city.

A feminist western with the gender roles reversed. The title character is almost forgettable compared with Crawford and McCambridge and the bitter rivalry between them.

The story itself is rather second rate, but the characters and the glorious overacting make this cult classic worth seeing.

Brilliant film. James Dean in Rebel is the symbol of teenage rebellion. After all these years it's still relevant today. A classic which you just have to see.

Bergman does comedy!

Lighter in tone compared to most of his other films, but as always brilliant. Witty script and great performances.

Better than the previous years "Magnificent Obsession", also with Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman. Again a typically melodramatic story but the Douglas Sirk touch makes it well worth watching. Gorgeous cinematography by Russell Metty.

Best heist film ever! 'Rififi' is simply amazing!

James Dean, what more can I say?

One of the best B-Movies ever. Creepy atmosphere, great suspense, and a fine cast, plus not forgetting the cold war paranoia!

'Ascenseur pour l'échafaud' is gorgeous to the eyes and the ears. Every frame of Henri Decaë's cinematography is indeed pretty enough to frame and the Miles Davis soundtrack is superb. Moreau puts in a great performance, the scenes of her walking through Paris really are a joy to watch. Malle succesfully blended Film Noir with the coolness of the Nouvelle Vague and created and truly original and thrilling masterpiece.

Another brilliant film by Bergman. Bergman always leaves my speechless, so I'll just say if you haven't seen this, do.

War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing.

An early masterpiece by Kubrick with an incredibly moving ending.

The final part of Andrzej Wajda's War Trilogy. Some say this is the best of the three but I prefer the previous film Kanal.

Beautiful, stylish cineamatography plus a great story. Most of the performances are great, only flaw being a not so convincing performance by Charlton Heston as a Mexican. Also a brilliant, but brief role for Marlene Dietrich.

The final scene alone is a work of art.

Belmondo and Seberg are so effortlessly cool.

The best Jean-Luc Godard film and one of the best of the Nouvelle Vague.

Has to be one of my favourites. Burton's performance is just amazing.

Love it. A classic.

Words cannot describe Psycho. Everyone must watch this film at least once.

A classic of the British New Wave genre. A truly great film not to be missed.

Another one of Traffaut's greats, although sometimes overlooked. A clever and funny film.

Totally ahead of it's time. A classic.

A Patricia Highsmith adaption with the handsome as ever Alain Delon as the cold and calculating Tom Ripley. As well as Delon's stunningly chilling performance, singer Marie Laforet is worth noting in what was her first film role. All this coupled with stunning photography and brilliant Nino Rota soundtrack makes one fine thriller.