Films from the 40’s for the over 40 crowd

[Musicguy]

One thing I love about blu-ray is discovering older films which had been restored to the original glory. Especially films from the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s.

The last two years alone I’ve purchased a number of films I’d never seen before and was not disappointed. The images are beautiful and the stories and acting are interesting and refreshing. I now have a new appreciation for British made films from the era.

Among the best
“Mrs. Miniver”
“Anatomy of a Murder”
“Black Narcissus”
“The Red Shoes”
“Twelve Angry Men” (wow!)

Looking forward to a few others scheduled for release (which I have seen)
“Life and Death of Colonel Blimp” (Academy of Motion Picture restoration screening last year)
“Public Enemy”
“White Heat’
“The Petrified Forest”

Would love to have “A Matter of Life and Death” the DVD is now a favorite, also like to see Criterion’s George Bernard Shaw set transfer over to Blu-ray

Now seriously considering purchasing the David Lean/Noel Coward set from Criterion even though I’ve never seen any of the films in the set. Criterion does outstanding work on these kind of titles.

The only one that left me somewhat unimpressed was “Grand Hotel” but I’m not sorry I purchased it.

Anyone else discover some older films which if it weren’t for blu-ray they never would have seen? Anything to recommend?