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Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954) (#4 seed)
11 (61.1%)
In a Lonely Place (Ray, 1950)
7 (38.9%)

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Re: TSPDT Best of 50's
« Reply #20 on: August 15, 2017, 10:47:40 AM »

Vertigo (Hitchcock, 1958) (#1 seed) - The Day the Earth Stood Still (Wise, 1953)
Night and Fog (Resnais, 1955) - Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Wise, 1956)
The Wages of Fear (Clouzot, 1953) - 12 Angry Men (Lumet, 1957)
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Re: TSPDT Best of 50's
« Reply #21 on: August 16, 2017, 06:58:05 AM »
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Re: TSPDT Best of 50's
« Reply #22 on: August 16, 2017, 11:02:18 AM »
results:

Vertigo (Hitchcock, 1958) (#1 seed) - The Day the Earth Stood Still (Wise, 1953) = 10-4
Le Plaisir (Ophuls, 1952) - Pyaasa (Dutt, 1957) = 5-3
Imitation of Life (Sirk, 1959) - Smiles of a Summer Night (Bergman, 1955) = 8-3
Night and Fog (Resnais, 1955) - Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Wise, 1956) = 10-2
Pather Panchali (Ray, 1955) - Mother India (Khan, 1957) = 6-2
The World of Apu (Ray, 1959) - The Big Heat (Lang, 1953) = 8-2
North By Northwest (Hitchcock, 1959) - The Sun Shines Bright (Ford, 1953) = 7-2
The Wages of Fear (Clouzot, 1953) - 12 Angry Men (Lumet, 1957) = 9-9 (higher seed)

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Re: TSPDT Best of 50's
« Reply #23 on: August 16, 2017, 11:05:45 AM »
more round 1:

Touch of Evil (Welles, 1958) (#8 seed) - Pickup on South Street (Fuller, 1953)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (Lean, 1957) - The Flowers of St. Francis (Rossellini, 1950)
Ikiru (Kurosawa, 1952) - Kaagaz Ke Phool (Dutt, 1959)
Life of Oharu (Mizoguchi, 1953) - The Killing (Kubrick, 1956)
Some Like it Hot (Wilder, 1959) (#9 seed) - The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (Bunuel, 1955)
An Affair to Remember (McCarey, 1957) - The Cranes are Flying (Kalatozov, 1957)
Sansho the Bailiff (Mizoguchi, 1954) - Il Grido (Antonioni, 1957)
The Band Wagon (Minnelli, 1953) - A Place in the Sun (Stevens, 1951)

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Re: TSPDT Best of 50's
« Reply #24 on: August 16, 2017, 11:51:36 AM »
Touch of Evil (Welles, 1958) (#8 seed) - Pickup on South Street (Fuller, 1953)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (Lean, 1957) - The Flowers of St. Francis (Rossellini, 1950)
Ikiru (Kurosawa, 1952) - Kaagaz Ke Phool (Dutt, 1959)
Life of Oharu (Mizoguchi, 1953) - The Killing (Kubrick, 1956)
Some Like it Hot (Wilder, 1959) (#9 seed) - The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (Bunuel, 1955)
An Affair to Remember (McCarey, 1957) - The Cranes are Flying (Kalatozov, 1957)
Sansho the Bailiff (Mizoguchi, 1954) - Il Grido (Antonioni, 1957)
The Band Wagon (Minnelli, 1953) - A Place in the Sun (Stevens, 1951)

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Re: TSPDT Best of 50's
« Reply #25 on: August 16, 2017, 12:33:28 PM »

The Bridge on the River Kwai (Lean, 1957) - The Flowers of St. Francis (Rossellini, 1950)
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Re: TSPDT Best of 50's
« Reply #26 on: August 17, 2017, 01:20:56 PM »
Not voting.
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Re: TSPDT Best of 50's
« Reply #27 on: August 18, 2017, 10:57:09 AM »
results:

Touch of Evil (Welles, 1958) (#8 seed) - Pickup on South Street (Fuller, 1953) = 3-6
The Bridge on the River Kwai (Lean, 1957) - The Flowers of St. Francis (Rossellini, 1950) = 8-2
Ikiru (Kurosawa, 1952) - Kaagaz Ke Phool (Dutt, 1959) = 6-1
Life of Oharu (Mizoguchi, 1953) - The Killing (Kubrick, 1956) = 1-6
Some Like it Hot (Wilder, 1959) (#9 seed) - The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (Bunuel, 1955) = 6-1
An Affair to Remember (McCarey, 1957) - The Cranes are Flying (Kalatozov, 1957) = 1-9
Sansho the Bailiff (Mizoguchi, 1954) - Il Grido (Antonioni, 1957) = 8-0
The Band Wagon (Minnelli, 1953) - A Place in the Sun (Stevens, 1951 = 4-4 (higher seed)

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Re: TSPDT Best of 50's
« Reply #28 on: August 18, 2017, 11:00:18 AM »
More round 1 goodies:

Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954) (#4 seed) - Roman Holiday (Wyler, 1953)
Stromboli (Rossellini, 1950) - Some Came Running (Minnelli, 1958)
Los Olvidados (Bunuel, 1950) - The Virgin Spring (Bergman, 1959)
The Quiet Man (Ford, 1952) - Casque D'or (Becker, 1952)
The Night of the Hunter (Laughton, 1955 - Touchez pas au grisbi (Becker, 1954)
Lola Montes (Ophuls, 1955) - Bigger than Life (Ray, 1956)
Voyage in Italy (Rossellini, 1954) - The Golden Coach (Renoir, 1952)
Throne of Blood (Kurosawa, 1957) - I Vitelloni (Fellini, 1953)

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Re: TSPDT Best of 50's
« Reply #29 on: August 18, 2017, 11:22:16 AM »
Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954) (#4 seed) - Roman Holiday (Wyler, 1953)
Stromboli (Rossellini, 1950) - Some Came Running (Minnelli, 1958)
Los Olvidados (Bunuel, 1950) - The Virgin Spring (Bergman, 1959)
The Quiet Man (Ford, 1952) - Casque D'or (Becker, 1952)
The Night of the Hunter (Laughton, 1955) - Touchez pas au grisbi (Becker, 1954)
Lola Montes (Ophuls, 1955) - Bigger than Life (Ray, 1956)
Voyage in Italy (Rossellini, 1954) - The Golden Coach (Renoir, 1952)
Throne of Blood (Kurosawa, 1957) - I Vitelloni (Fellini, 1953)

Olvidados vs. Virgin Spring is a tough choice

 

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