The Falling

One of the most visually striking of all the later silent films, The Man Who Laughs reunites German Expressionism director Paul Leni and cinematographer Gilbert Warrenton from their horror hit the previous year, The Cat and the Canary (1927). Both films are often considered to be among the earliest works of legendary horror classics from […]

Two decades after its original negatives were burned in a fire, Satyajit Ray’s breathtaking milestone of world cinema rises from the ashes in a meticulously reconstructed new restoration. The Apu Trilogybrought India into the golden age of international art-house film, following one indelible character, a free-spirited child in rural Bengal who matures into an adolescent […]

Födseln och döden är upplevelser utan dess like. Livet är en flyktig njutning. I mitten av 90-talet samlas 20 dansare inom urban dance för en tredagars repetition i en nedlagd internatskola i mitten av en skog för att tillsammans dela en sista dans. Efter det håller de en fest och samlas kring en stor skål […]

Jacques Cousteau var under 1940- till 1970-talet världens ledande havsutforskare. Genom hans filmer och tv-serier fick vi uppleva en värld vi aldrig tidigare sett. I filmen om hans liv, Jacques – Havets utforskare, uppfinner Cousteau ”aqualungan” – den första kommersiellt gångbara dykarutrustningen där inandningsluften inte återanvänds. Utrustningen tas med på skeppet Calypso, där ett manskap […]

Lola Montès is a visually ravishing, narratively daring dramatization of the life of the notorious courtesan and showgirl, played by Martine Carol. With his customary cinematographic flourish and, for the first time, vibrant color, Max Ophuls charts the course of Montès’s scandalous past through the invocations of the bombastic ringmaster (Peter Ustinov) of the American […]

I bröderna Dardennes mångfaldigt prisbelönta film (bland annat Palme D’Or och pris för bästa kvinnliga huvudroll i Cannes) möter vi tonåringen Rosetta (Émilie Dequenne). Hon söker jobb och en väg ut ur

Harmony Korine’s debut feature is an audacious, lyrical evocation of America’s rural underbelly, and an elegy in the southern-gothic tradition of William Faulkner and William Eggleston. Shot in Korine’s native Nashville—standing in for the tornado-ravaged Xenia, Ohio—the rough-hewn film follows two young friends, Tummler and Solomon, as they ride around town, huffing glue and hunting […]

A wistful and life-affirming coming-of-age story about the quest for love and meaning in contemporary Oslo. Directed by Joachim Trier and starring Renate Reinsve, winner of the Best Actress award at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. Nominated for two Academy Awards including Original Screenplay and International Feature Film, and two BAFTA awards including Leading Actress […]