Theatre & Cinema - With perfect performances, gorgeous sets, masterful direction, and a tight script, this film has all the ingredients of a classic drama.
Movie Tuesdays - Though panned by critics at the time of its release, this is one of Chabrol's finest films, an astonishingly clear-eyed study of morality, a masterful critique of the triviality and bovarysme of young women in 60s France.
Movies and the Mediterranean - This sensitive, delicate film explores how, in Lebanon, war is the constant backdrop for human relationships and passions.
Movie Tuesdays - Francesco Rosi's films are poetic in the strongest sense of the word, and this is perhaps the finest example, a searing indictment of the corruption and tragic cowardice of modern democracy.
Movie Tuesdays - An actress renowned for her melanchonic gravitas and a cineast celebrated for his lighthearted elegance come together to create a brilliant romantic comedy.
Arthouse film - A fantastical fable of dreams, revolt, and repression set in an imagined version of Egypt, this beautifully made film bears the hallmarks of Youssef Chahine's influence.
Monaco on Film - A female director's interpretation of the classic crime thriller with hints of Jean-Pierre Melville, and a mostly male line-up of characters.
Movie Tuesdays - Jean Epstein's entrancing silent film is brought to life by an equally mesmerising soundtrack courtesy of pianist Christian Leroy performing on stage.
Movie Tuesdays - Evil may be everywhere, but John Carpenter's belief in "humanity" puts him among the most effective and influential directors in American cinema.
Movie Tuesdays - Like Rohmer's, the films of Korean director Hong Sang-soo illustrate the joy and sadness of human exietence through variations, bifurcations and ellipses.