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Old yet glorious and obscure movies

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cafenoirbiscuit · 13/10/2017 20:59

I've always loved The Amazing Mr Blunden but am amazed so few people have heard of it.
Anyone else have old yet glorious and obscure movies they love?

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AdaColeman · 15/10/2017 18:28

The Prisoner of Zenda ~ crammed with swashbuckling, and a fab cast including James Mason.

MongerTruffle · 15/10/2017 17:58

Bridge of Spies - it's not exactly obscure but it's not mentioned very often

TheRattleBag · 15/10/2017 14:37

cafenoirbiscuit I loved "Same Time, Next Year" and was coming on here to mention it, then I saw you already had!

IwantedtobeEmmaPeel · 15/10/2017 13:53

The Chalk Garden
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
The Three Faces of Eve
Anything with Bette Davis but I really like All about Eve

Ineedabiscuit · 15/10/2017 13:36

Babette’s Feast

The80sweregreat · 15/10/2017 13:02

Sideways
Sightseers.
shallow grave

user1471537023 · 15/10/2017 12:59

This is s fab thread!

Another good film is Les Girls with the beautiful Kay Kendall. Saw this a child on tv and loved the story.

IwantedtobeEmmaPeel · 15/10/2017 12:51

I absolutely love Spring and Port Wine too, it is a wonderful film and made more special for me as my Dad took me to watch it, it was the first grown-up film he took me to, and a lovely memory for me. He loved the cinema and I do too. I think it's about time I bought the DVD.
Also mentioned up thread: Le Chateau de Ma Mere and La Gloire de Mon Pere, both absolutely glorious.
I remember watching The Greengage Summer and The Battle of the Villa Fiorita many years ago, and absolutely loved them (both adapted from books by Rumer Godden who also wrote Black Narcissus). I cried so much for the little girl who had to sell her pony in Villa Fiorita (I was young and pony mad at the time). Also anyone remember Poor Cow & Cathy Come Home. I was reminded of these two as I saw Carol White in Dulcima with John Mills on the Talking Pictures channel only the other day.
Recently re-watched Whistle Down the Wind and it still makes me cry.
What a wonderful thread - I've now got a huge list of films to watch, thank you.

3luckystars · 15/10/2017 11:11

I have seen none of these!! I’m going to make a list.

The original charlottes web is absolutely gorgeous.

Doreah · 15/10/2017 11:07

The Slipper and the Rose. Beautiful film and one of my favouries when I was growing up.
Willow, not sure it's really that obscure but moe people I know haven't heard of it. Was a family favourite when I was a kid.

CoolCarrie · 15/10/2017 10:57

Auntie Mame is brilliant, " Life is a banquet, but most poor suckers are starving to death"

CoolCarrie · 15/10/2017 10:55

A Tree Grows In Brooklyn

Halsall · 15/10/2017 09:52

Now I can't stop thinking of obscure films. The most bizarre but highly enjoyable must be 'The 5,000 Fingers of Dr T' - anyone else seen that?

It's based on a Dr Seuss story about a mad musician who kidnaps little boys on the pretext of running a summer music camp, then forces them to play his awful compositions. It's as camp as Christmas and played mostly for laughs with Dr T played by Hans Conried, a very funny actor. The sets and costumes and Technicolor are amazing. It's like Disney on acid Grin

Bubbington · 15/10/2017 09:51

No trees in the street with Herbert Lom, Sylvia simms,

It always rains on sundays with Googie Withers.

Old black and whites (or at least they were when I saw them on my telly!) Now both available on Amazon, just brilliant and a real glimpse of life gone by

user1471537023 · 15/10/2017 09:37

The Abominable Dr Phibes...Vincent Price, Terry Thomas, saw this as a kid and it really fascinated me.

Halsall · 15/10/2017 09:25

Not sure how I missed this thread as Dh and I are Talking Pictures addicts but will someone please maker get rid of that sodding DREARY music they play over and over

YY to The Amazing Mr Blunden. Haven't RTFT so no doubt someone's already mentioned the sad later life of Lynne Frederick (who played the girl).

Finally - @Gasp0de , seriously, are you me? Sunday, Bloody Sunday is one of my favourite films too and it also introduced me to that trio from Così fan tutte which - like you - I kept in my head for years as a magical memory until I heard it played and someone said what it actually was. Spooky.....

DistanceCall · 15/10/2017 05:21

And it should be added that a Spanish telephone operator made a reference to it in a very witty ad in the 90s (when the State's telephone monopoly was broken):

DistanceCall · 15/10/2017 05:18

The Spanish phone booth film is La Cabina. You can watch it online here with English subtitles:

bebanjo · 15/10/2017 01:09

Mask, the one with Cher,
Housekeeping,
Quatermass,
Soul survivor,
Shock treatment, sequel to rocky horror,
Phantom of the paradise,

SomethingNastyInTheBallPool · 14/10/2017 23:38

I love the idea of Waterpolo Bridge. That would have been a very different film altogether.

Days of Heaven is such a haunting film, and the soundtrack is beautiful. I forced my ex to watch it once and he absolutely hated it. Weirdo.

Josiah · 14/10/2017 22:01

Leave her to a Heaven is a great film as is Tge House on Telegraoh Hill.

Josiah · 14/10/2017 22:00

I'm watching Maximum Overdrive.

Fab eighties film!

LouiseBrooks · 14/10/2017 21:56

ohwhatfuckery thank you SO much for that link! I've had a quick look and will be in seventh heaven watching all those old movies.

First up "The strange love of Martha Ivers". I love Barbara Stanwyck.

BaconAndAvocado · 14/10/2017 21:44

Days of Heaven - amazing cinematography, beautiful music, a young Richard Gere and a young Sam Shepherd. Smile

rosenylund · 14/10/2017 21:25

Sparky's Magic Piano, I thought I'd made it up until recently Blush

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