The Criterion Collection
Features
May 11, 2022 — Louis Feuillade’s influential serial Les Vampires reflected the French national subconscious at the time by depicting a madcap world of anarchy and violent spectacle.
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Feb 10, 2022 — The heads of each section discuss the highlights and themes of their selections.
Jun 15, 2021 — These landmark documentary portraits of intergenerational struggle in Seattle expose social horrors while also revealing the humanity of their subjects.
Essays
Jan 26, 2021 — Larisa Shepitko was born in eastern Ukraine in 1938. Her mother was a schoolteacher; her father, who left the family, fought in World War II. Her mother raised her and her two siblings on her own, and the moment Larisa...
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Jan 5, 2021 — The director overcame anti-Semitism or misogyny to make such unique films as Hester Street and Chilly Scenes of Winter.
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Mar 5, 2020 — One of the most vital showcases of new nonfiction work is now on through Sunday.
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Feb 19, 2020 — The Forum’s magazine and the new artistic director’s blog help make the Berlinale experience freely accessible from anywhere in the world.
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Sep 25, 2019 — Here’s an overview of how fifteen films in the NYFF’s Main Slate have been faring since premiering in Cannes.
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May 14, 2019 — The seventy-second edition will present new work by some of the world’s most renowned filmmakers.
May 13, 2019 — One Scene The Piano Teacher is one of my favorite films, and a rare novelistic adaptation that doesn’t suffer from comparison with its source material. This is especially impressive given how good a source it has: Elfriede Jelinek’s 1983 novel...