#black and white cinema

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Norma Shearer as Mary Haines

The Women (1939)

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Sin in the Suburbs dir. Joseph W. Sarno (1964)

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Marlon Brando as Napoleon Bonaparte

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(old) bollywood actresses (1)

why am i making this post...... no reason apart from being incredibly queer abt women (not romantic not sexual but a secret third thing (fan)). join me etc.

ruby myers (stage name sulochana)

DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD WINNER WHO CHEERED!!!!!!!!!!!

born in poona (now pune) in 1907 in british india, ruby myers was a silent film actress of bhagdadi jewish ancestry. she was approached by mohan bhavnani from kohinoor films, and though she was initially hesitant (acting was a very.... suspicious? dubious? profession for women at the time) she agreed with little knowledge of how to act. she ended up becoming a huge star under bhavnani, and then moved on to imperial film company, and became the highest paid actress in india at the time (5k/mo inr salary).

after sound got introduced, she took a break for a year (to learn hindustani which she wasn't fluent in) and came back with madhuri (1932)--- this is a remale of madhuri (1928) but w sound--- and became a star again. other remakes of her silent movies were bombay ki billi (1936) (remake of wildcat of bombay 1927), and anarkali (1935), a remake of anarkali (1928). unfortunately i don't think even one of these films survived.

she was also in a popular pairing with actor d billimoria from 1933-39. she faded into obscurity after their split.

she was also in another anarkali (1953), where she played salim's mother, and had a small role as a nun in dostana (1980).

she died in mumbai in 1983.

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florence ezekiel (nadira)

born in 1932 in bhagdad, and living in nagpada (south bombay) after her parents moved for business reasons, nadira was a famous bollywood actress who usually played westernised roles (or anglo-indian ones). she is mostly well known for her role as julie's mother margaret in julie (1975) and maya in shree 420 (1956). the latter typecasted her in seductress roles. she has worked with several actors like sridevi (in julie), nargis (in shree 420), srk (josh (2000)).

fun fact! a filmmaker (idk who he was) once called her up for a role to which she replied along the lines of "not now i'm drunk and naked." he never called her again.

less fun fact! she was an alcoholic and had an alcohol-related liver disorder. she died in 2006 in a hospital in tardeo.

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Embrace of the Serpent (El Abrazo de la Serpiente) |  Ciro Guerra | 2015 | Colombia

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Vargtimmen | Hour of The Wolf (1968), dir. Ingmar Bergman

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Det Sjunde Inseglet

Ingmar Bergman - 1957

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12 Angry Men (1957)

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L'homme qui ment (1968)

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Are you gonna remember any of this?

C'mon C'mon (2021)

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Maureen O'Hara as Esmeralda

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

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just a girl who watches black and white bollywood movies <3

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Doughboys (1930)

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When Celia Johnson spoke those words, love was reinvented

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All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

My ★★★★★★ review of All Quiet on the Western Front #CharityShopCinema #FilmReview

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) Synopsis – A German youth eagerly enters World War I, but his enthusiasm wanes as he gets a firsthand view of the horror – All Quiet on the Western Front. Director – Lewis Milestone Starring – Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray Genre – War | Drama | Historical Released – 1930 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 6 out of 6. If you liked: 1917, Dunkirk, Empire of the…

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Yôjinbô |  Yojimbo (1961), dir. Akira Kurosawa