Rod Steiger delivered one of his signature portrayals of slow-burning emotional torment as a Holocaust survivor in this groundbreaking classic from 1965.
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David Blakeslee
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 15 – Masaki Kobayashi Against the System
David and Trevor discuss four early films by one of Japan's most rigorous and ethically uncompromising directors.
David Reviews Carl Th. Dreyer’s Master of the House [Dual Format Review]
This early silent film of Dreyer's presents as a stage-bound, conventional family drama, but it functions as an artistic breakthrough that set the stage for bolder masterpieces yet to come.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 14 – Early Bergman [Part 2]
David and Trevor wrap up their discussion of Eclipse Series 1: Early Bergman, focusing on THIRST and TO JOY, the last two films in that set.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 13 – Early Bergman [Part 1]
David and Trevor discuss TORMENT, CRISIS and PORT OF CALL, the first three films in Eclipse Series 1: Early Bergman.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Satyajit Ray’s The Stranger
David concludes his exploration of the Late Ray box set from Eclipse.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 12 – Lubitsch Musicals
David and Trevor are joined by guest Lauren LoGiudice to discuss four romantic comedy classics directed by Ernst Lubitsch.
David Reviews Alfred Hitchcock’s Foreign Correspondent [Criterion Dual-Format Review]
As if a new Hitchcock/Criterion bundle needs any further recommendation: get it, it's great!
David Reviews Mostafa Sarwar Farooki’s Television [PIFF 2014 Review]
Proof that it is possible to find warmth, compassion and humor in a story about fundamentalist zeal and religious intolerance after all.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Satyajit Ray’s An Enemy of the People
David continues his exploration of the new Late Ray Eclipse Series set.
David Reviews Sherief Elkatsha’s Cairo Drive and Stephanie Spray & Pacho Velez’s Manakamana [PIFF 2014 Review]
A pair of cinematic slow rides through the cram-packed avenues and alleys of Egypt's capitol and the spacious majesty of the Nepalese Himalayas.
David Reviews Wladyslaw Pasikowski’s Aftermath [PIFF 2014 Review]
A riveting and highly controversial Polish film is poised to challenge our assumptions about what happened in that nation's murky, war-torn past.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Satyajit Ray’s The Home and the World
David begins his exploration of the new Late Ray set from Eclipse.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 11 – Aki Kaurismäki’s Proletariat Trilogy
In conjunction with this month's release of Kaurismaki's La Vie de Boheme, David and Trevor discuss three films that launched the Finnish director's career.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Koreyoshi Kurahara’s Black Sun
Part 2 of a New Year's Weekend double feature covering the Eclipse Series films of 1964.