Russian auteur Andrei Tarkovsky influenced many contemporary filmmakers, amongst them Lars Von Trier, Claire Denis, Steven Soderbergh and Nuri Bilge Ceylan. All seven of Tarkovsky’s features including MIRROR (1975), SOLARIS (1972),...

Dir.: Abraham Polonsky; Cast: John Garfield, Thomas Gomez, Beatrice Pearson, Marie Windsor, Roy Roberts, Howland Chamberlain; USA 1948, 78’ Director/co-writer Abraham Polonsky’s stylish noir thriller is a critique of capitalism and...

THE GREEN RAY | Dir.: Eric Rohmer | Cast: Marie Riviere, Beatrice Romand, Carita, Lisa Heredia, Vincent Gauthier | France 1986, 98' Eric Rohmer's didactic approach he always brings to filmmaking is present...

Andre Simonoveisz looks back at the life and work of New Wave director JACQUES RIVETTE (1928-2016). Jacques Rivette was born in Rouen, where he shot his first short film Aux Quatre...

Between 1920 and 1929, Buster Keaton created a peerless run of feature films that established him as one of the greatest actor-directors in the history of film. Three films in...

Dir: Dome Karukoski | Cast: Pekka Strang, Jessica Grabowsky, Lauri Tilkanen | Finland | Biopic | 112min Dome Karukoski’s biopic about Touko Laaksonen - aka Tom of Finland - is a...

Dir: Francois Truffaut |Cast: Julie Christie, Oskar Werner, Cyril Cusack, Anton Diffring | Sci-fi Drama | 112' One of the many pleasures of Truffaut’s adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 has become...

Dir.: Willy Rozier; Cast: Jacques Dumesnil, Marie Dea, Aime Clariond, Rene Blancard; France 1949, 88'. Willy Rozier (1901 - 1983) was know for his exotic taste, and 56 Rue de Pigalle...

Writer/Dir: Sandrine Veysset | Cast: Dominique Reymond, Daniel Duval, Jessica Martinez | France | Drama | 90' Deeply moving but never sentimental this remarkable debut from FRENCH writer/director Sandrine Veysset is...