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The History of Cinema: 1961

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina - India

   
 

Surogat (1961)

   
   

 

Austria

 

 

 

– The Stadthallen-Produktionsgesellschaft is founded. [ADD]

 

 

 

 

   

 

Chile

 

 

 

– The Departamento de Cine Experimental is founded at the University of Chile. [ADD]

 

 

 

 

   

 

Croatia

 

 

 

Surogat (The Subsitute). Dušan Vukotic’s animated film, wins the US Academy Award for film animation. [ADD]

 

 

 

 

   

 

Cuba

 

 

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At an inauguration of the Cuban Film Archives in Havana, President Fidel Castro announces a plan to aid the country’s cinema industry. [ADD]

 

 

 

 

   

 

Czechoslovakia

   
  Vera Chytilova

 

 

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Vera Chytilova begins filming Strop. [ADD]

 

 

 

 

   

 

West Germany

   
  La Notte (1961)

 

 

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Michelangelo Antonioni's film, La Notte (The Night), wins the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.   Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau and Monica Vitti star in a stark tale of alienation. [ADD]

 

 

 

– West Germany produces just 75 films in 1961, down from 98 in 1960 and 106 in 1959. [ADD]

 

 

 

 

   

 

Hong Kong

   
  The Shaw Brothers

 

 

 

– The Run Run Shaw and Runme Shaw open their studio. [ADD]

 

 

 

 

   

 

India

 

 

 

Ingeet, the first wordless Indian film, is produced. [ADD]

 

 

 

B. K. Adarsh’s Babasa Ri Laadi, the first Rajasthani film, is released. [ADD]

 

 

 

 

   
   
 

Other Key Films of 1961

 

Argentina

   
  Los Inundados (1961)
 

 

 

Los Inundados (Flooded Out) (Fernando Birri) [ADD]

 

 

 

La mano en la trampa (The Hand in the Trap) (Leopoldo Torre Nilsson) [ADD]

   
   
   
 

Armenia

 

 

 

Hyusisayin tziatzan (Northern Star) (Artashes Hay-Artyan) [ADD]

   
   
   
 

Austria

   
  Unsere Tollen Tanten (1961)
 

 

 

Unsere tollen Tanten (Rolf Olsen) [ADD]

   
   
   
 

Bangladesh

 

 

 

Harano Din (The Lost Days) (Mustafiz) [ADD]

 

 

 

Harano Din (The Lost Days) (Mustafiz) [ADD]

 

 

 

Kakhono Aseni (Never Came) (Zahir Raihan) [ADD]

 

 

 

Tornar Amar (Thine & Mine) (Mahiuddin) [ADD]

   
   
   
 

Brazil

   
  A grande Feira (1961)
 

 

 

A grande feira (Roberto Pires) [ADD]

   
   
   
 

China

   
  The Red Detachment of Women (1961)
 

 

 

The Red Detachment of Women (Xie Jin) [ADD]

 

 

 

Liu san jie (Third Sister Liu) (Su Li) [ADD]

   
   
   
 

Egypt

 

 

 

Nar el hub (The River of Love) (Ezzel Dine Zulficar) [ADD]

   
   
   
 

East Germany

   
  Professor Mamlock (1961)
 

 

 

Professor Mamlock (Konrad Wolf) [ADD]

   
   
   
 

Greece

 

 

 

Dream Neighbourhood (Alekos Alexandrakis) [ADD]

   
   
   
 

Holland

 

 

 

Het Mes (The Knife) (Fons Rademakers) [ADD]

   
   
   
 

India

   
  Komal Gandhar (1961)
 

 

 

Komal Gandhar (E-Flat) (Ritwik Ghatak) [ADD]

 

 

 

Teen Kanya (Three Daughters) (Satyajit Ray) [ADD]

   
   
   
 

The History of Cinema: 1961

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  Italy - Mexico
   
  Nigeria - Vietnam
   
  USA January - June
   
  USA July - December
   
   
   
   
   

 

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