
Film Forum · VERTIGO
2 days ago · Perverse, poetic, steeped in emotional desolation and destructive obsession, it delivers a fearlessly dolorous view of longing and betrayal in the guise of an acrophobia thriller, making through …
Film Forum · AMADEUS
Yet through the heat of Salieri’s contempt, Mozart’s compositions come alive with fresh urgency: AMADEUS isn’t a stodgy costume piece for classical music fans only, it’s a gripping drama about a …
¡VIVA MAESTRO! - Film Forum
“Gustavo Dudamel has ignited classical music performance as few others have this century. (The film is) a celebration of the ever-youthful superstar’s acclaim and popularity.
PATHS OF GLORY & THE KILLING - Film Forum
And then 27-year-old Kubrick eschews classical intercutting and instead scrambles the chronology, re-winding to the start each time a different team member’s particular role begins…with a final, bitterly …
Film Forum · Bresson’s AU HASARD BALTHAZAR
God, as ever in the work of legendary filmmaker Bresson, is in the details: the elliptical editing, with its abrupt cuts, off-screen space, and as much focus on the hands of the non-pro cast as on their faces; …
Film Forum · Carl Theodor Dreyer’s MICHAEL
MICHAEL (1924) Based upon Herman Bang's 1902 novel, legendary Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer (The Passion of Joan of Arc, Vampyr, Ordet) refashions the classical Greek myth of Jupiter …
ANATOMY OF A MALE BALLET DANCER - Film Forum
Marcelo Gomes is a danceur noble: a male ballet dancer whose extraordinary technique, charismatic presence, and seemingly effortless strength make him the embodiment of the classical prince. …
Film Forum · MADAME BOVARY
The birth of a child fails to bring light into her eyes. A classical art movie saturated with Chabrol's dark romantic pessimism.” – Time Out “Who else (but Huppert) could do so little and yet project such a …
Film Forum · PIERROT LE FOU
“A symphony in the key of red… oddly meticulous in its deconstruction of classical filmmaking, the crime genre, even musicals. One extraordinary shot, as Belmondo and Karina cross a field, followed by a …
Film Forum · POSSESSED & HUMORESQUE
Tormented love ensues, to the tune of 23 classical works (dubbed by Isaac Stern), with a final sacrifice courtesy of Wagner. Based on the Fannie Hurst novel. 35mm.