The Criterion Collection
Essays
Jun 17, 2018 — The stakes are high. An unknown entertainer newly arrived in a foreign country prepares for her first performance, under pressure to make a hit with a restless, rowdy audience. It is a hot night; the crowd exudes a collective humidity,...
Production Notes
May 28, 2018 — Alan Bean, one of twelve astronauts to leave their footprints on the moon, left us last weekend at the age of eighty-six.
May 21, 2018 — W hether she’s pushing herself to new heights on stage and screen or nurturing her passions as a painter and poet, Juliette Binoche is as creatively voracious now as she’s ever been. Her combination of strength and disarming vulnerability as...
May 19, 2018 — The full list of awards and a look back at what many consider to be the strongest edition in years.
May 18, 2018 — Improvising to Jim Jarmusch’s film in real time, Neil Young created a rich parallel environment that sounds like a force of nature.
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May 16, 2018 — Joachim Trier’s jury goes for a satire about a Portuguese soccer star.
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May 14, 2018 — A fable, a social critique, and a frontrunner for the top prize.
May 14, 2018 — In the singular world of Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki, auteurist homage and social consciousness are joined by some of the most lovingly filmed dogs in contemporary cinema.
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May 10, 2018 — The director of Ida returns with the story of an intense love affair.
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May 9, 2018 — “One of the best Welles documentaries” makes the case for the director as a brilliant graphic artist.