In Conversation: A Matter of Life and Death
A discussion of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s A Matter of Life and Death between two of our critics inContinue Reading
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The Adventures of Antoine Doinel
Introduction In 1959, François Truffaut opened the 12th annual Cannes Film Festival with his directorial debut, Les Quatre Cents CoupsContinue Reading
Samuel Fuller Shocks the System
“For Sam Fuller, the world condensed into stories. That’s what he saw wherever he looked. Whatever reality, incident, fact orContinue Reading
In Conversation: The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
A discussion of Carl Theodor Dreyer’s The Passion of Joan of Arc between two of our critics in anticipation ofContinue Reading
The Masters of Suspense: Hitchcock and Du Maurier
“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.” Opening line from Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, 1938 For theContinue Reading
The Musicals of Jacques Demy
On June 5, 1931, Jacques Demy was born with music in his ears. His dazzling films did not, perhaps, haveContinue Reading
