The Criterion Collection
Essays
Aug 20, 2007 — David Mamet’s debut film was a welcome throwback to the primacy of character and careful story construction, at a time when narrative intricacy was in short supply on American movie screens.
Jan 28, 2020 — Motherhood is a recurring subject in the films of Pedro Almodóvar. The mothers in his movies are fierce, passionate, and resourceful—often in varying combinations, and to varying extremes. In Almodóvar’s darkly satirical fourth feature, What Have I Done to Deserve...
Jan 4, 2017 — A new 4K restoration of French playwright, filmmaker, and novelist Marcel Pagnol’s Marseille Trilogy is now playing at New York’s Film Forum. Comprised of Alexander Korda’s Marius (1931), Marc Allégret’s Fanny (1932), and Pagnol’s César (1936), this legendary series, produced...
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Mar 23, 2026 — The Ukrainian director will be taking questions about Two Prosecutors, The Trial, My Joy, and Donbass.
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Mar 5, 2026 — A Film at Lincoln Center series will bring several French filmmakers to the city.
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Oct 9, 2025 — The renowned critic and scholar programs a series for Japan Society in New York.
Jun 26, 2025 — One of the defining independent films of its era, François Girard’s provocatively splintered portrait of the great pianist finds playful ways of toying with the cultural mythologization of its subject.
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Feb 12, 2021 — The virtual first half of this year’s festival will premiere new work from Céline Sciamma, Hong Sangsoo, Dominik Graf, and Ryusuke Hamaguchi.
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Sep 24, 2018 — The research center and archive will open early next year.
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May 12, 2018 — The five-part essay film is “infused in equal measures by despair and aspiration.”