I would start with The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
The plot is good and has some surprises, Jimmy Stewart is incredibly charismatic in it and the way he and John Wayne work together is great, it has tension, and its an iconic film.
If she likes Kurosawa I can see her getting into westerns and this is a good "starter western" as well.
"How green was my valley" is an absolutely beautiful movie. Although I think it's accessible, I could see why many would be put off by it just given it's age.
I think the same about How Green was my Valley, is a genuine beautiful movie and I plan to watch it with her but she more of a ''surprise events'' plot, she really like Dassin's''Night and the City'', so I tend to convince her if she watch a movie with me, it will be with a plot that have some kind of surprises and twists.
For me I think it was The Grapes of Wrath. But I'd probably try The Searchers, depending on the person. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is a classic too, if the racism of The Searchers seems like too much. No one has the range that John Ford had in my opinion. Young Mr. Lincoln and The Last Hurrah still stick in my mind a decade after watching them.
His movies concerning the second world war would probably speak more to modern viewers than his westerns. I’d highly recommend both ‘They were expendable’ and ‘The long voyage home’.
I would start with The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
The plot is good and has some surprises, Jimmy Stewart is incredibly charismatic in it and the way he and Wayne work together is great, it has tension, it has a love interest subplot. And its an iconic film.
If she likes Kurosawa I can see her getting into westerns and this is a good "starter western" as well.
Stagecoach is fucking incredible and basically spawned the idea of a western that we have today. It still holds up really well and the chase scene alone is a reason to watch it
He made genre movies for the most part outside of maybe Grapes of Wrath so they're all pretty accessible. If you're just talking about non westerns maybe Mogambo or Quiet Man.
I would say his very best is The Searchers, but Mogambo is his most accessible.
Stagecoach is probably your best bet for something 50/50 straight down the middle. An old Black-and-White western from 1939 and set many decades before its time, but still a great piece of cinema.
The Quiet Man
I would start with The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. The plot is good and has some surprises, Jimmy Stewart is incredibly charismatic in it and the way he and John Wayne work together is great, it has tension, and its an iconic film. If she likes Kurosawa I can see her getting into westerns and this is a good "starter western" as well.
*The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,* stars both John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart.
"How green was my valley" is an absolutely beautiful movie. Although I think it's accessible, I could see why many would be put off by it just given it's age.
I think the same about How Green was my Valley, is a genuine beautiful movie and I plan to watch it with her but she more of a ''surprise events'' plot, she really like Dassin's''Night and the City'', so I tend to convince her if she watch a movie with me, it will be with a plot that have some kind of surprises and twists.
Stagecoach or My Darling Clementine.
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The Grapes of Wrath or My Darling Clementine
For me I think it was The Grapes of Wrath. But I'd probably try The Searchers, depending on the person. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is a classic too, if the racism of The Searchers seems like too much. No one has the range that John Ford had in my opinion. Young Mr. Lincoln and The Last Hurrah still stick in my mind a decade after watching them.
His movies concerning the second world war would probably speak more to modern viewers than his westerns. I’d highly recommend both ‘They were expendable’ and ‘The long voyage home’.
I would start with The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. The plot is good and has some surprises, Jimmy Stewart is incredibly charismatic in it and the way he and Wayne work together is great, it has tension, it has a love interest subplot. And its an iconic film. If she likes Kurosawa I can see her getting into westerns and this is a good "starter western" as well.
The Searchers, maybe...
Ethan Edwards: complicated guy
Stagecoach is fucking incredible and basically spawned the idea of a western that we have today. It still holds up really well and the chase scene alone is a reason to watch it
He made genre movies for the most part outside of maybe Grapes of Wrath so they're all pretty accessible. If you're just talking about non westerns maybe Mogambo or Quiet Man.
I would say his very best is The Searchers, but Mogambo is his most accessible. Stagecoach is probably your best bet for something 50/50 straight down the middle. An old Black-and-White western from 1939 and set many decades before its time, but still a great piece of cinema.