May 17, 1970

Top 10 Films of 1957

1. "Wild Strawberries" (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden)

2. "Czlowiek na torze" (Andrzej Munk, Poland)

3. "The Bridge On The River Kwai" (David Lean, USA)

4. "Twelve Angry Men" (Sidney Lumet, USA)

5. "The Incredible Shrinking Man" (Jack Arnold, USA)

6. "Witness For The Prosecution" (Billy Wilder, USA)

7. "Sweet Smell Of Success" (Alexander Mackendrick, USA)

8. "The Seventh Seal" (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden)

9. "Kanal" (Andrzej Wajda, Poland)

10. "Throne Of Blood" (Akira Kurosawa, Japan)


Other great films:

Aparajito (India)
At The Terminus (Czechoslovakia)
Night Of The Demon (UK)
Nights Of Cabiria (Italy)
Old Yeller
Pal Joey
Paths Of Glory
Silk Stockings
The Singing Ringing Tree (East Germany)
The Tall T
The Tin Star
Tokyo Twilight (Japan)
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter ?


Top 10 Guilty Pleasures of 1957:

1. "The Cross And The Flame" (Armand Lohikoski, Finland)

2. "Pot-Bouille" (Julien Duvivier, France)

3. "Prawdziwy koniec wielkiej wojny" (Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Poland)

4. "Yambao" (Alfredo B. Crevenna, Mexico)

5. "Rakas varkaani" (William Markus, Finland)

6. "Les Collégiennes" (André Hunebelle, France)

7. "Jungle Girl And The Slaver" (Hermann Leitner, Germany)

8. "La Diana cazadora" (Tito Davison, Mexico)

9. "Mademoiselle Strip-tease" (Pierre Foucaud, France)

10. "Une Manche et la belle" (Henri Verneuil, France)


Short Top 3:

1. "Usmiech zebiczny" (Roman Polanski, Poland)

2. "Adebar" (Peter Kubelka, Austria)

3. "Saunasta sisua" (Finland)


Other great shorts:

Rhythm

Top Commercial:

"Lion" (Dreyfus Fund)


Top TV:

"I Love Lucy: Lucy Raises Chickens" (William Asher, CBS)


Cartoon Top 10

1. "What's Opera Doc?" (Chuck Jones, Warner)


2. "The Truth About Mother Goose" (Bill Justice, Wolfgang Reitherman, Disney)


3. "Birds Anonymous" (Friz Freleng, Warner)


4. "Steal Wool" (Chuck Jones, Warner)


5. "One Droopy Knight" (Michael Lah, MGM)


6. "Yantra" (James Whitney, USA)


7. "Flebus" (Gene Deitch, Ernest Pintoff, Terry)


8. "Topsy TV" (Gene Deitch, Connie Rasinski, Terry)


9. "Il etait une chaise" (Norman McLaren, Claude Jutra, NFB, Canada)


10. "Tabasco Road" (Robert McKimson, Warner)


Other great cartoons:

Ali Baba Bunny
Blackboard Jumble
Boston Quackie
Boyhood Daze
Cheese It The Cat
Ducking The Devil
Give And Tyke
Go Fly A Kit
Greedy For Tweety
Magoo's Glorious Fourth
Magoo's Masquerade
Mouse-Taken Identity
Nearlyweds
Red Riding Hoodlum
Show Biz Bugs
Spooky Swabs
The Three Little Bops
Timid Tabby
Tom's Photo Finish
Trees And Jamaica Daddy
Tweet Zoo
Zoom And Bored

Weak films of 1957:

An Affair To Remember
Kapelusz pana Anatola (Poland)
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Top 3 Musicals of 1957

1. "Silk Stockings" (Rouben Mamoulian, MGM)


2. "Funny Face" (Stanley Donen, Paramount)


3. "Les Girls" (George Cukor, MGM)

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Czlowiek na torze (1957) *****

Stary kolejaz ginie w tajemniczych okolicznosciach pod kolami pociagu. Pierwszy film fabularny Andrzeja Munka, jedno z najlepszych dziel Szkoly Polskiej.
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The Seventh Seal (1957) ****


Excellent drama by Ingmar Bergman, set in the Middle Ages.
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Throne Of Blood (1957) ****

Akira Kurosawa's take on "Macbeth".
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The Cross And The Flame (1957) ****

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The Cranes Are Flying (1957) ****

Moving film about love and war. Winner of Palme d'Or at Cannes.
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Tokyo Twilight (1957) ***

Ozu's bleakest film, set in wintertime.
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La Diana cazadora (1957) ***

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Rakas varkaani (1957) ***

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Jungle Girl And The Slaver (1957) ***

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Mademoiselle Strip-tease (1957) ***

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The Singing Ringing Tree (1957) ***



A memorable fairy tale from East Germany.
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