The Criterion Collection
The legendary French auteur talks about the intimacy of discovering yourself in cinema, shares her lifelong connection to Viridiana and Black Orpheus, and praises directors whose work continues to inspire and transport her, from Elia Kazan and David Lynch to...
The actor describes the beauty of discovering Agnès Varda, shares how Mean Streets inspired his desire to act, and selects all-time favorite films, from Five Easy Pieces to The Leopard.
The director of Creep, The Overnight, and Corporate Animals calls Wings of Desire the film that made him want to make movies, talks about his belated discovery of All That Jazz, and pays tribute to Wes Anderson.
The actor and director praises Midnight Cowboy as “a miracle of a movie,” calls James Stewart his favorite actor, and talks about discovering John Cassavetes’s films in his teenage years.
Three members of the team behind The Eight Mountains—directors Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch and actor Alessandro Borghi—share their formative experiences with films like The Piano and The Fisher King and help one another discover new movies to fall...
The legendary English director talks about discovering world cinema in his teenage years, the ways that Vivre sa vie gets to the “raw core of life,” the humor and politics in The Firemen’s Ball, and his experiences as a film...
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May 4, 2026 — L’Alliance New York presents a series of films by a director ripe for discovery in the U.S.
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Feb 3, 2025 — The vibe in Park City was unsettling, but critics and juries discovered plenty of films to fall for.
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Jun 27, 2024 — This year’s edition offers discoveries, restored classics, and plenty of star power.