The Criterion Collection

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Robert Hamer

Drew-N: “A polite, very amusing film. Sir Alec is very entertaining in the many roles of the aristocratic family he assumes; only Sellers would match him.”

Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films (50-DVD box set)

Drew-N: “I treasure it. The many hours within it enriches my existence. Mere money I paid is returned a thousandfold as experiences new,challenging,thoughtful.”

Il Posto

Ermanno Olmi

Drew-N: “It strikes a place of truth- the smallness, simulacra of offices; and the awkwardness of adolescence, glimpsed love. Its poetry makes it transcendent.”

The Night Porter

Liliana Cavani

Drew-N: “Attention grabbing and compelling; Rampling and Bogarde are perfect as lovers and captives of their past. Cinematic shades of a Proustian obsession.”

Eclipse Series 11: Larisa Shepitko

Larisa Shepitko

Drew-N: “Beautiful; particularly Wings. Things start out slowly and mundanely, but the repetition of the image of flying pierces the heart and echoes.”

Eclipse Series 32: Pearls of the Czech New Wave

Drew-N: “Loved both Daisies and A Report on the Party and the Guests. In the former, it was great to see youth wreaking havoc. The latter, an indictment. Great”