Watchlist for Barbara by Joni Murphy

Joni Murphy’s latest novel Barbara is in many ways an homage to cinema. Following the life and times of the fictional actress Barbara, the novel jumps from the sets of austere 1950s kitchen sink dramas to countercultural 1970s gothics. Naturally, we thought it would be a great idea to make a watch list for the book. Joni has generously created a list of her top 100 films of all time, from which we’ve selected our seven favourite titles. Enjoy!

You can read Joni’s full list of films here.

1. Blood and Black Lace directed by Mario Bava (1964)

2. Don’t Look Now directed by Nicholas Roeg (1973)

3. The Misfits directed by John Huston (1961)

4. Splendor in the Grass directed by Elia Kazan (1961)

5. The Night of the Hunter directed by Charles Laughton (1955) 

6. Wanda directed by Barbara Loden (1970)

7. The Phantom of Liberty directed by Luis Buñuel (1974)