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The History of Cinema: 1959 |
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Luis Buñuel's Nazarin, which tells the tale of a modest priest’s relationship with a prostitute, is released. [ADD] |
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– Liv Ullmann has her first starring role in Ung Flukt (The Wayward Girl) director Edith Carlmar’s last film. [ADD] |
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Poland |
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– The Institute of Cinema Science is founded at Lodz. [ADD] |
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Spain |
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During filming of Solomon and Sheba, Spanish actor Luis Santana accidentally sets himself on fire when he knocks a burning brazier. In November last year, actor Tyrone Power died from a heart attack after filming a swordfight scene. [MORE] |
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Switzerland |
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French actor Alain Delon and Romy Schneider announce their engagement after overcoming the disapproval of the actress’s mother. [ADD] |
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Turkey |
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– The Turkish Cinema Artists Association (TSSD) is established. [ADD] |
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USSR |
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22/7 - |
The Krugovaya Kinopanorama cinema opens in Moscow. [ADD] |
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Censors ban Christian-Jaque's Babette s'en va en guerre (Babette Goes to War) despite Jaque’s membership of the jury for the Moscow Film Festival. [ADD] |
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Grigori Chukrai’s Ballada o soldate (Ballad of a Soldier), which tells the story of a young soldier’s journey home to visit his mother while on four days leave, is released. [ADD] |
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Vietnam |
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Chung Mot Dong Song (Together on the Same River), considered to be Vietnam’s first feature film, is released. [ADD] |
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– The Hanoi Film School, which will later become the Hanoi University of Theatre and Cinema, is opened. [ADD] |
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Other Key Films of 1959 |
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Macedonia |
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Tri Ane (Three Girls Named Anna) (Branko Bauer) [ADD] |
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Visa na zloto (The False Passport) (France Stiglic) [ADD] |
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Malaysia |
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Pendekar Bujang Lapok (The Three Bachelors as Warriors) (P. Ramlee) [ADD] |
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Moldova |
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Kolibelnaia (The Lullaby) (Mikhail Kilik) [ADD] |
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Mongolia |
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Polsedmez naroda (People’s Messenger) (Dejidiin Jigjid) [ADD] |
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Norway |
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Jakten (The Chasers) (Erik Løchen) [ADD] |
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Philippines |
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Biyaya ng Lupa (Blessings of the Land) (Manuel Silos) [ADD] |
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Kadenang putik (Chain of Mud) (Gerardo de Leon) [ADD] |
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Poland |
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Lotna (Andrzej Wajda) [ADD] |
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Serbia |
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Alone (Vladimir Pogacic) [ADD] |
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The Wind Stopped Toward Dawn (Rados Novakovic) [ADD] |
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Tajikistan |
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The Lot of the Poet (Boris Kimiyagarov) [ADD] |
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Thailand |
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Mae Nak Prakanong (Rangsir Tasanapayak) [ADD] |
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Turkey |
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Fosforlu Cevriye (Aydin Arakon) [ADD] |
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Karacaoglanin Kara Sevdasi (The Poet Karacaoglanin’s Unlucky Love) (Atif Yilmaz) [ADD] |
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Uruguay |
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Un vintén pa´l Judas (Miguel Angel Melino) [ADD] |
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USSR |
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The Overcoat (Alexei Batalov) [ADD] |
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Vietnam |
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Nuớc về Bắc Hung Hải (Water Returns to Bắc Hung Hải) [ADD] |
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The History of Cinema: 1959 |
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