Chronicle of Foreign Cinema 1960 #003

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For many years, the issue of creating a biographical film dedicated to the activities of the famous British intelligence officer Colonel Lawrence has been discussed in the film circles of England. Playwright Terence Rattigan based the script on Lawrence's book The Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Anthony Asquith, one of the English cinematographers of the older generation, was slated to direct. Actor Dirk Bogarde was going to play the role of Lawrence.

The film crew was about to leave for the Arabian Peninsula in one of the areas where Lawrence's colonialist activities took place, when military events began in the Suez Canal zone. The British abandoned their plans.

Recently, the Americans took over the production of this film. Lawrence is supposed to be played by Marlon Vrando this time. But now a new difficulty has arisen — none of the Arab news agencies agrees to provide the territory for filming. The newly independent peoples of the Arab East have not forgotten the agent of colonialism, Colonel Lawrence.

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The outstanding Italian film director Luchino Visconti is currently working on the film "Rocco and his brothers", which tells about the fate of one of the poorest families in southern Italy, who goes to seek a happy life in the north, in Milan. Visconti stated: "I don't intend to create a melodrama, I aim to create a realistic tragedy."

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In the winter of this year, the young French director Jean-Claude Bonnardo shot the film "Moran boig" based on the script by the famous publicist Armand Gatti on the territory of the Democratic Republic of Korea. The film, through the judges of two lovers, a Korean and a Korean woman, separated by the 38th parallel, told about the current situation in the North and South of the country.

Critics praised this film, highlighting the skill of Korean actors Yeom Do Sung and Wan Joong Hoon. But the French government banned it for display, arguing that diplomatic relations with the DPRK have not been established so far. The progressive circles of France are waging a broad campaign in the press to overturn the unfair decision.

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The author of the film "Living Water" (which was shown last year at the French Film Week), director Francois Villiers recently directed the film "The Green Harvest". His new work tells the story of how, during the Nazi occupation of France, eleven schoolchildren formed an underground group to fight the Nazis.

The script uses many valid facts. Taken from a book by a school pastor who led a group of young patriots during the occupation.

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Well-known to Soviet audiences, actress Danielle Darye starred in a wide variety of films. The last role of Danielle Darrier is in the film by the young director Etienne Perrier "Murder at 45 revolutions", where she plays the role of a singer. This is a "cop" movie in which the action revolves around solving a crime. committed against the singer's husband.

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Maria Schell, a talented German film actress, is currently starring in another Hollywood western, Cimarron. The film is directed by Anthony Mann.

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