The Work

Mar 24, 2021 — Some of the most exciting new nonfiction work from around the world will be showcased in the coming weeks.

Jun 23, 2003 — Ermanno Olmi’s seldom-cited debut feature, the 1958 Time Stood Still, is a wonderful film, but it was the one-two punch of his second and third films that put him on the international movie scene map. Il Posto and I Fidanzati...

Dec 2, 2020 — Carrie Coon is one of Hollywood’s most exciting and sought-after talents. She has garnered acclaim throughout her career with film and television projects such as The Post, Gone Girl, The Leftovers, and Fargo. Her latest work is in the drama...

Aug 16, 2018 — The Cleveland Museum of Art salutes the late Italian master Ermanno Olmi with a screening of Il posto, a touching and wisely funny look at the trials of work.

Aug 18, 2014 — The filmmaker and critic discuss the pleasures and provocations of the Spanish auteur’s work.

The television host, writer, and performer talks about Ralph Fiennes in The Grand Budapest Hotel and how comedic performances aren’t often given the respect they deserve, praises Miller’s Crossing for having “the best hat work in cinema history,” and shares...

Strange desires and mommy issues are recurring themes in the radiant, irreverent work of this modern master, the most beloved Spanish director of his generation.

A love of monsters (and state-of-the-art prosthetics!) distinguishes the hauntingly beautiful work of this Mexican filmmaker, whose dark fairy tales are triumphs of the imagination.

The director of The Right Stuff and The Unbearable Lightness of Being selects a group of films that he hopes will inspire him in his own work, including Amarcord, The Wages of Fear, Fanny and Alexander, and The Battle of...

The actor, whose work includes Barbie and Bad Things, praises Luis Buñuel’s thorny explorations of desire, shares her Powell and Pressburger favorites, and shouts out the visionary costume and production design of Eiko Ishioka.