This is a year by year, country by country, genre by genre... (you get the idea) history of film which relates back to general history. It is designed as a resource (for those interested in taking a deeper dive into film) and as entertainment (for those who which just like to know the general shape of the road.
Movies: Hadaka No Shima (The Naked Island), The Human Condition
II: Road To Eternity. Music: "Are You Lonesome Tonight", Elvis
Presley; "Don't Be Cruel", Bill Black's Combo