Dodsworth August 3, 2023An adaptation of Lewis Sinclair’s novel of the same name about the difference in American and European values, William Wyler’s Dodsworth was chosen by Sight and Sound magazine as Best...
Un Chien Andalou August 3, 2023An Andalusian Dog is the most iconic example of Surrealist art in the cinema created by Buñuel and Dali, the fore runners of surrealism. Consisting of seventeen minutes of bizarre...
The Trial August 3, 2023Orson Welles’ masterful adaptation of Kafka’s book, The Trial stands witness to cinema’s accomplishments in the field of modernist literary adaptations. Joseph K. finds the police in his house one...
The Passion of Joan of Arc August 3, 2023Amongst silent cinema’s towering masterpieces, Carl Dreyer’s The Passion of Joan of Arc, centered on the trial of Saint Joan is a meditation on the nature of grace through suffering.
Hell’s Angels August 3, 2023Howard Hughes’ directorial debut around the romantic triangle between brothers Monte and Ray Rutledge in the Royal Flying Corps and the seductive Helen is set in the backdrop of a...
Nanook of The North August 3, 2023Arguably the greatest documentary ever made and responsible for single handedly creating a large audience for documentaries in America, Nanook of the North is an observational organic piece around the...