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Miner Frank Machin (Richard Harris) lodges with a widow, Mrs. Hammond (Rachel Roberts). His competitive nature and powerful physique lead him to join the local rugby team and, as his career progresses, so too his brutal nature distances him from those around him. Success - and perhaps a new sense of insecurity - seems to make Frank harsher and cruder... - Director:
- Lindsay Anderson
- Cast:
- Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel
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The Naked Island (1960)Hadaka no shima
Filmed on the virtually deserved Setonaikai archipelago in south-west Japan. The Naked Island tells the story of a small family unit and their subsistence as the only inhabitants of an arid, sun-baked island. Daily chores, captured as a series of cyclical events, result in a hypnotizing, moving, and beautiful film harkening back to the silent era. - Director:
- Kaneto Shindô
- Cast:
- Nobuko Otowa, Taiji Tonoyama, Shinji Tanaka
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