Joseph Losey

  • Joseph Losey – A Doll’s House (1973)

    1971-1980ClassicsDramaJoseph LoseyUnited Kingdom

    Nora Helmer, years earlier, committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband, Torvald. Now she is being blackmailed and lives in fear of her husband finding out and the shame such a revelation would bring to his career. But when the truth comes out, Nora is shocked to learn where she really stands in her husband’s esteem.Read More »

  • Joseph Losey – The Servant (1963)

    Joseph Losey1961-1970DramaUnited Kingdom
    The Servant (1963)
    The Servant (1963)

    Synopsis: Upper-class Tony hires servant Hugo Barrett, who turns out to have a hidden agenda.Read More »

  • Joseph Losey – Monsieur Klein (1976)

    Joseph Losey1971-1980CrimeDramaFrance

    In Nazi-occupied Paris, the immoral art dealer, Robert Klein, leads a life of luxury, until a copy of a Jewish newspaper brings him to the attention of the police, linking him with a mysterious doppelgänger. Will Mr Klein clear his name?Read More »

  • Joseph Losey – The Criminal (1960)

    1951-1960CrimeDramaJoseph LoseyUnited Kingdom

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    Ex-con Johnny (Stanley Baker) used his time in prison wisely – to plan the biggest robbery of his career. The robbery goes smoothly and Johnny goes to bury the money in a field until the heat is off, as agreed with friend and racketeer Mike Carter (Sam Wanamaker) and the rest of the gang. In a moment of weakness, Johnny pockets five hundred odd pounds from the haul. Coupled with a tip-off from his ex-girlfriend (Jill Bennett) this proves to be his undoing and Johnny is soon back in prison. The rest of the gang try in vain to get the location of the money out of him without success until Mike hits upon the idea of a break-out using Johnny’s new love Suzanne (Margit Saad) as bait.Read More »

  • Joseph Losey – La truite AKA The Trout (1982)

    1981-1990DramaFranceJoseph LoseyRomance

    Frederique (Huppert) leaves her family’s small-town trout farm to embark on an journey taking her to Japan and into the arms of a man. Irritations concerning her actions and present state of feelings begin to fill her mind, forcing her to come to terms with innermost self.Read More »

  • Joseph Losey – Galileo (1975)

    1971-1980DramaJoseph LoseyPhilosophyUnited Kingdom

    Challenged by a new student, tutor and theorist Galileo co-opts emerging telescope technology and discovers irrefutable proof of the heretical notion that the earth is not the center of the universe. But in a rigid society ruled by an uneasy alliance of aristocracy and clergy already undermined by the Plague and the Reformation, science is a threat and enlightenment is a luxury. Faced with either death at the hands of the Inquisition or recantation to a hypocritical but all-powerful Papacy, Galileo must choose between his own life and the restless scientific curiosity that he has spurned family, friends, and wealth to pursue.Read More »

  • Joseph Losey – La truite AKA The Trout (1982)

    Joseph Losey1981-1990DramaFrance

    Synopsis: Frédérique leaves her family’s small-town trout farm to embark on an journey taking her to Japan and into the arms of a man. Irritations concerning her actions and present state of feelings begin to fill her mind, forcing her to come to terms with innermost self.Read More »

  • Joseph Losey – Boom! (1968)

    Joseph Losey1961-1970CampDramaUnited Kingdom

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    Movie version of playwright Tennessee Williams’ “The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore” involves very wealthy Flora “Sissy” Goforth (Dame Elizabeth Taylor), supposedly dying, and living in a large mansion on a secluded island with her servants and nurses. Into her life comes a mysterious man, Christopher Flanders, a.k.a. “Angelo Del Morte” (Richard) and The Witch of Capri (Noël Coward). The mysterious man may or may not be “The Angel of Death”.Read More »

  • Joseph Losey – The Go-Between (1971)

    1971-1980DramaJoseph LoseyRomanceUnited Kingdom

    British teenager Leo Colston (Dominic Guard) spends a summer in the countryside, where he develops a crush on the beautiful young aristocrat Marian (Julie Christie). Eager to impress her, Leo becomes the “go-between” for Marian, delivering secret romantic letters to Ted Burgess (Alan Bates), a handsome neighboring farmer.Read More »

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