Directed by William Wyler Three soldiers return home after the end of World War II in The Best Years of Our Lives. The title refers to what they've given up as part of their service, and the film focuses on the quiet tragedy of what they've experienced. This is a film that idealizes the individual but … Continue reading The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
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Seven Days in May (1964)
Directed by John Frankenheimer Seven Days in May is a political thriller set in the imagined future of 1970. Shot in 1963, not long after the Cuban Missile Crisis, the film discusses the threat of nuclear war at a time when that threat was very real. Wait, that's today. Before we meet President Jordan Lyman … Continue reading Seven Days in May (1964)
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