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1950s Movies

The Country Girl (1954)

November 21, 2020January 5, 2023 - by greatmovies

The Country Girl movie storyline. Broadway director Bernie Dodd (William Holden) is in desperate need of a male lead for his new play and pushes to hire Frank Elgin (Bing Crosby), an aging one time star with just the experience and skills required. The downside is that he has a reputation for being an unreliable drunk. Elgin has the talent for the job, but seems to be entirely dependent on his wife Georgie (Grace Kelly) to make all of his decisions for him.

The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)

November 2, 2020January 5, 2023 - by greatmovies

Delphine Garnier (Catherine Deneuve) and Solange Garnier (Françoise Dorléac) are two sisters living in Rochefort. Delphine is a dancing teacher and Solange composes and teaches the piano. Maxence (Jacques Perrin) is a poet and a painter. He is doing his military service. Simon (Michel Piccoli) owns a music shop, he left Paris once month ago to come back where he fell in love 10 years ago. They are looking for love, looking for each other, without being aware that their ideal partner is very close…

West Side Story (1961)

July 28, 2019July 20, 2023 - by greatmovies

West Side Story is the adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. The feuding families become two warring New York City gangs- the white Jets led by Riff and the Puerto Rican Sharks, led by Bernardo.