Movie List for "1959"

Two boys begin a silence strike to press their parents into buying them a television set. Year 1959.

A bored Ming Dynasty Emperor decides to take a vacation from his regal duties to a village that boast to have beautiful women. He then happens on a local beauty Li-feng, an innocent waitress who works in a local wine shop. Year 1959.

The head of a Japanese theatre troupe returns to a small coastal town where he left a son who thinks he is his uncle, and tries to make up for the lost time, but his current mistress grows jealous. Year 1959.

N/A Year 1959.

A pair of cousins share a flat, but animosity begins to build between the two when a woman gets involved. Year 1959.

Bardone, a petty con man, is arrested by the Gestapo and coerced into impersonating a partisan leader in order to expose another resistance organizer. Year 1959.

Based on a Malay folklore, this movie tells the story of Pak Belalang and his son who conspire to portray the latter as an astrologer in an attempt to help out fellow villagers in trouble. Convinced by his actions, the Penghulu (Mayo Year 1959.

Michel passes the time by picking pockets, careful to never be caught despite being watched by the police. His friend Jacques may suspect, while both men may have their eyes on Jeanne, the pretty neighbor of Michel’s ailing mother. Year 1959.

Young Russian soldier Alyosha earns a medal, but asks to visit his mother instead. His journey recounts various kinds of love during wartime. Year 1959.

N/A Year 1959.

In the closing days of WWII remnants of the Japanese army in Leyte are abandoned by their command and face certain starvation. Year 1959.

A French actress filming an anti-war film in Hiroshima has an affair with a married Japanese architect as they share their differing perspectives on war. Year 1959.

Come Back, Africa chronicles the life of Zachariah, a black South African living under the rule of the harsh apartheid government in 1959. Year 1959.

The Italian Army fought against the Austrians during World War I. Year 1959.

A Japanese pacifist, unable to face the dire consequences of conscientious objection, is transformed by his attempts to compromise with the demands of war-time Japan. Year 1959.

A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime. Year 1959.