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Towards a Japanese Anthropology: Shohei Imamura’s Profound Desire of the Gods
“For me, the idea for the film lies in its attitude to human beings. In my case, this attitude is one of obsession…. In my
Hollywood, Germany: The Longing of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Veronika Voss
Although with regard to career chronology Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss (Veronika Voss) marks the culmination of Fassbinder’s so-called “BRD (Budesrepublik Deutschland) Trilogy”, its narrative
Making (New) Waves: Milos Forman’s Black Peter
Following the quasi-documentary Konkurs (Audition, 1964), Cerný Petr (Black Peter) marked the feature debut of Milos Forman, the most famous, arguably most important and influential
Games of Passion: Eric Rohmer’s Boyfriends and Girlfriends
“I don’t trust inner feelings. Inner feelings come and go.” - Leonard Cohen The above quote, from Cohen’s song “That Don’t Make it Junk”, could
No Angels: Larisa Shepitko’s Wings
The Ukrainian director Larisa Shepitko completed only five features in her tragically short career (she was killed in a car accident in 1979). But even
The Way We Were: Jerzy Skolimowski’s Hands Up!
Rece do góry/Hands Up! (1967/1981 Poland) Prod Co: PRF/Syrena/Zespol Filmowy Dir, Art Dir: Jerzy Skolimowski Scr: Andrzej Kostenko, Jerzy Skolimowski Phot: Andrzej Kostenko, Witold Sobocinski Ed:
The Evil That Boys Do: Louis Malle’s Lacombe, Lucien
Lacombe, Lucien (1974 France/West Germany/Italy 137 mins) Prod Co: Nouvelles Éditions de Films/UPF (Paris)/Vides Film (Rome)/Hallelujah Films (Munich) Prod: Louis Malle, Claude Nedjar Dir: Louis
Paris Doesn’t Belong to us Anymore: Arnaud Desplechin’s Absurd Theatre of Life in La Sentinelle
La Sentinelle (1992 France 139 mins) Prod Co: Why Not Productions/2001 Audiovisuel/La Sept Cinéma/Films A2 Prod: Nicole Arbib, Pascal Caucheteux, Grégoire Sorlat Dir: Arnaud Desplechin
Polish Reveries & Reflections: Andrzej Wajda’s Man of Marble
Man of Marble/Czlowiek z marmuru (1977 Poland 165 mins) Prod Co: Film Polski Film Agency/Zespól Filmowy “X” Dir: Andrzej Wajda Scr: Aleksander Scibor-Ryiski Phot: Edward
Long Night’s Journey into Day: Listening with Prejudice in The Ear
The Ear/Ucho (1970 Czechoslovakia 94 mins) Prod Co: Filmové Studio Barrandov Prod: Karel Vejrík Dir: Karel Kachyna Scr: Jan Procházka, Karel Kachyna, based on the
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