One of five films in the Silent Naruse box set, his earliest surviving feature serves as a warm-up to Episode 2 of The Eclipse Viewer podcast - coming soon!
A Journey Through The Eclipse Series
Follow along with David Blakeslee as he continues his weekly trek, bringing into the spotlight one film from Criterion’s Eclipse Series.
David Blakeslee
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Jean Grémillon During the Occupation
The newest Eclipse Series set introduces us to one of the great unsung heroes of French cinema.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Jaromil Jires’ The Joke
This adaptation of Milan Kundera's debut novel shows one man's futile quest for revenge for his persecution in a totalitarian state.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Jiri Menzel’s Capricious Summer
This amiable Czech sex comedy is a perfect choice for an evening's entertainment as we head into the dog days of summer.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Evald Schorm’s Return of the Prodigal Son
A subdued contemplation of the choices forced upon individuals by a society indifferent to their dissatisfaction with what it has to offer.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Jan Nemec’s A Report on the Party and Guests
Fans of Kafka and Bunuel will enjoy this shrewd, surrealistic send-up of totalitarianism and conformity.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Vera Chytilova’s Daisies
There will always be a special place in my heart for sassy, disruptive Czech girls.
A Journey through the Eclipse Series: Pearls of the Deep
An ideal sampler of the curious treasures waiting to be discovered in this new Eclipse Series set.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Raffaello Matarazzo’s Tormento
Despite its title, there are a few moments of happiness that Anna and Carlo experience in this vintage Italian melodrama. But oh the anguish they have to endure to earn them...
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Basil Dearden’s All Night Long
There's a party going on in the London Docklands and you're invited. Kick back and unwind a little in this bebop adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Allan King’s Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and company
Life in a residential home for the elderly is captured in Allan King's courageous, unflinching documentary.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Up All Night with Robert Downey Sr.
If you wonder where the actor who plays Iron Man acquired his winsome smirking insolence, just wait 'til you meet his parents.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Mikio Naruse’s Apart From You
This silent film from 1933 firmly established Naruse in his genre, and delivers a potent Mothers Day message for past and present "wayward sons."
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Akira Kurosawa’s Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
If you want to understand the roots of super hero action movies, there's no better place to start than with early Kurosawa.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Yasujiro Ozu’s The End of Summer
Ozu's penultimate film and his final screen collaboration with Setsuko Hara.