{"id":94160,"date":"2023-12-23T18:23:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T01:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=94160"},"modified":"2023-12-24T23:28:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-25T06:28:07","slug":"reflections-on-must-see-films-from-1961","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=94160","title":{"rendered":"Reflections on Must-See Films From 1961"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had so much fun writing <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=93913\">my first reflection on a specific year of classic films (1960)<\/a> that I&#8217;m back with another. Now that I&#8217;ve finally watched and reviewed <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=94106\"><em>Last Year at Marienbad<\/em> <\/a> (laborious but must-see) and <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=94080\"><em>La Notte<\/em><\/a> (not must-see), it&#8217;s time to reflect on <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=84444\">all titles from <strong>1961<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_94327\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94327\" style=\"width: 838px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Audrey-Hepburn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Audrey-Hepburn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"838\" height=\"473\" class=\"size-full wp-image-94327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Audrey-Hepburn.jpg 838w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Audrey-Hepburn-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Audrey-Hepburn-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Audrey-Hepburn-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Audrey-Hepburn-478x270.jpg 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-94327\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;I&#8217;ll never get used to anything. Anybody that does, they might as well be dead.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here are a few thoughts and highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Out of a total of 68 films from 1961, I once again voted Yes (i.e., &#8220;must see&#8221;) on 32 &#8212; nearly the exact same ratio as for 1960. <em>(I wonder if I will see similar patterns as I look back at other years; I&#8217;m now motivated to go and check&#8230; )<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Of these 32 must-see titles, 14 (nearly half) are non-American, with 7 British titles, two Spanish (though one of these &#8212; Jess Franco&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=35040\"><em>The Awful Dr. Orloff<\/em><\/a> &#8212; was dubbed), two French, one Italian (<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2917\"><em>Divorce, Italian Style<\/em><\/a>), one Japanese (<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=93416\"><em>Yojimbo<\/em><\/a>), and one Czech.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Awful-Dr.-Orloff-Morpho2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Awful-Dr.-Orloff-Morpho2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"440\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Awful-Dr.-Orloff-Morpho2.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Awful-Dr.-Orloff-Morpho2-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Awful-Dr.-Orloff-Morpho2-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Awful-Dr.-Orloff-Morpho2-432x270.png 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Speaking of the latter title, <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3638\">Karel Zeman&#8217;s <em>The Fabulous Baron von Munchausen<\/em><\/a> remains a truly unique treat &#8212; especially for lovers of animated features. As I wrote in my review, &#8220;It\u2019s impossible to describe the sheer wealth of visual enjoyment <em>Munchausen<\/em> has to offer&#8230; The narrative basically consists of one bizarre, humanly impossible adventure after the other, and is written with a droll sense of humor.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Fabulous-Baron-Munchausen-Swimming.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Fabulous-Baron-Munchausen-Swimming.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Fabulous-Baron-Munchausen-Swimming.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Fabulous-Baron-Munchausen-Swimming-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Fabulous-Baron-Munchausen-Swimming-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Fabulous-Baron-Munchausen-Swimming-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Disney had a couple of authentic hits that year, including <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=17203\"><em>One Hundred and One Dalmatians<\/em><\/a> (featuring one of cinema&#8217;s most enduring villainesses, Cruella de Vil):<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/101-Dalmations-Cruella.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/101-Dalmations-Cruella.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/101-Dalmations-Cruella.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/101-Dalmations-Cruella-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/101-Dalmations-Cruella-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/101-Dalmations-Cruella-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&#8230; and <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=26491\"><em>The Parent Trap<\/em><\/a>, which is flawed (certain narrative elements strain credulity) but well worth a revisit simply for its cult status &#8212; and for Hayley Mills x 2.\n<\/li>\n<li>Marilyn Monroe fans won&#8217;t want to miss her noteworthy performance in John Huston&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37291\"><em>The Misfits<\/em><\/a>, where &#8220;it\u2019s literally impossible to keep your eyes off of her, and we instantly understand why all the other characters want to be near her.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Misfits-Ritter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Misfits-Ritter.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Misfits-Ritter.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Misfits-Ritter-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Misfits-Ritter-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Misfits-Ritter-424x270.png 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Among Spanish director Luis Bu\u00f1uel&#8217;s considerable output, his b&#038;w classic <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1544\"><em>Viridiana<\/em><\/a> (co-starring Fernando Rey and Silvia Pinal) remains an accessible highlight, showcasing &#8220;the futility of noble intentions in the face of a thankless and debased humanity.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Viridiana-Rey.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Viridiana-Rey.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1557\" height=\"951\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Viridiana-Rey.png 1557w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Viridiana-Rey-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Viridiana-Rey-1024x625.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Viridiana-Rey-128x78.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Viridiana-Rey-768x469.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Viridiana-Rey-1536x938.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Viridiana-Rey-442x270.png 442w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1557px) 100vw, 1557px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Another not-to-be-missed title is Stanley Kramer&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=20101\"><em>Judgment at Nuremberg<\/em><\/a>, which should probably be required viewing for all humans, not just film fanatics; but be forewarned that it&#8217;s &#8220;a uniquely challenging courtroom drama to sit through&#8221; given the complexities of the issues at stake.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Judgment-at-Nuremberg-Garland.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Judgment-at-Nuremberg-Garland.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"336\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Judgment-at-Nuremberg-Garland.png 560w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Judgment-at-Nuremberg-Garland-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Judgment-at-Nuremberg-Garland-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Judgment-at-Nuremberg-Garland-450x270.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Speaking of films with challenging topics and\/or characters, there were <em>plenty<\/em> to go around in 1961 &#8212; including Robert Rossen&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72170\"><em>The Hustler<\/em><\/a>, featuring Paul Newman&#8217;s standout performance as &#8220;Fast Eddie&#8221; Felsen:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Hustler-Sets.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Hustler-Sets.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"820\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Hustler-Sets.png 1920w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Hustler-Sets-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Hustler-Sets-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Hustler-Sets-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Hustler-Sets-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Hustler-Sets-1536x656.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Hustler-Sets-604x258.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&#8230; Sam Fuller&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=83780\"><em>Underworld U.S.A.<\/em><\/a>, a &#8220;morally challenging&#8221; &#8220;long-con revenge tale&#8221;:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Underworld-Robertson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Underworld-Robertson.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1298\" height=\"703\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Underworld-Robertson.png 1298w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Underworld-Robertson-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Underworld-Robertson-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Underworld-Robertson-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Underworld-Robertson-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Underworld-Robertson-499x270.png 499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1298px) 100vw, 1298px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&#8230; and the original cinematic adaptation (featuring Sidney Poitier) of Lorraine Hansberry&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=90147\"><em>A Raisin in the Sun<\/em><\/a>, in which &#8220;the toxicity of societal racism comes through loud and clear.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Raisin-in-the-Sun-Beneatha.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Raisin-in-the-Sun-Beneatha.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1291\" height=\"677\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Raisin-in-the-Sun-Beneatha.png 1291w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Raisin-in-the-Sun-Beneatha-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Raisin-in-the-Sun-Beneatha-1024x537.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Raisin-in-the-Sun-Beneatha-128x67.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Raisin-in-the-Sun-Beneatha-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Raisin-in-the-Sun-Beneatha-515x270.png 515w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1291px) 100vw, 1291px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Finally, a few personal favorites from 1961 include Jack Clayton&#8217;s highly atmospheric adaptation of Henry James&#8217;s &#8220;The Turn of the Screw,&#8221; retitled <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4210\"><em>The Innocents<\/em><\/a>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/creepy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/creepy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/creepy.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/creepy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/creepy-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/creepy-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76238\"><em>Victim<\/em><\/a>, which took a bold cinematic step towards addressing legally sanctioned homophobia:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Victim-Cinematography5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Victim-Cinematography5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Victim-Cinematography5.png 1200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Victim-Cinematography5-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Victim-Cinematography5-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Victim-Cinematography5-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Victim-Cinematography5-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Victim-Cinematography5-450x270.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&#8230; and Bryan Forbes&#8217; little-seen <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1656\"><em>Whistle Down the Wind<\/em><\/a> (an excellent choice for Christmas viewing).<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Whistle-Down-the-Wind-Mills-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Whistle-Down-the-Wind-Mills-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"944\" height=\"566\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Whistle-Down-the-Wind-Mills-1.jpg 944w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Whistle-Down-the-Wind-Mills-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Whistle-Down-the-Wind-Mills-1-128x77.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Whistle-Down-the-Wind-Mills-1-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Whistle-Down-the-Wind-Mills-1-450x270.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It was another good year for cinema!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had so much fun writing my first reflection on a specific year of classic films (1960) that I&#8217;m back with another. Now that I&#8217;ve finally watched and reviewed Last Year at Marienbad (laborious but must-see) and La Notte (not must-see), it&#8217;s time to reflect on all titles from 1961! Here are a few thoughts and highlights: Out of a total of 68 films from 1961, I once again voted Yes (i.e., &#8220;must see&#8221;) on 32 &#8212; nearly the exact&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=94160\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogroll"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I had so much fun writing my first reflection on a specific year of classic films (1960) that I&#039;m back with another. 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