Top 10 Films of 1945

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Top 3 Musicals of 1945

1. "Yolanda And The Thief" (Vincente Minnelli, MGM)

2. "Anchors Aweigh" (George Sidney, MGM)

3. "State Fair" (Walter Lang, 20th-Fox)

Les Enfants du paradis (1945) *****

A great classic of French cinema, directed by Marcel Carné. 

A Tree Grows In Brooklyn (1945) ***

Realistic drama about the life in Brooklyn in the early 20th century.

The Turning Point (1945) ***

Soviet war drama about the Battle of Stalingrad.

Delightfully Dangerous (1945) ***

Something of a rarity: a musical film with weak songs and dance numbers, but a rather charming and interesting story (co-written by Frank Tashlin). Jane Powell's second film.

I som har intraden (1945)

My Name Is Julia Ross (1945) ***

Fine Hitchcockian thriller actually predates "Notorious" by one year.

Mom And Dad (1945) ***

They Were Expendable (1945) ***

Excellent war drama about PT boats during the Battle of the Philippines.

La Part de l'ombre (1945)

Blithe Spirit (1945) ***

Excellent British comedy about a couple haunted by the ghost of the husband's first wife.

I Know Where I'M Going (1945) ***

The House On 92nd Street (1945) ***

Realistic spy drama, based on a true story.

Kolberg (1945) ***

A Nazi epic propaganda film about the defence of Kolberg during the Napoleonic Wars. Directed by Veit Harlan. 

Tva manniskor (1945) ***

Carl T. Dreyer has disowned this film. But unlike Stanley Kubrick, who correctly disowned "Fear And Desire", Dreyer was a bit too harsh on himself. Granted, it's his worst feature film, but it's still a minor masterpiece of the cinematic art.

Countess For A Night (1945)

Original title: "En ole kreivitär".

The Fuhrer Gives The Jews A City (1945) ***

Notorious Nazi propaganda film made by Kurt Gerron in Theresienstadt. It's available here.