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Tokyo Story (Japanese, 1953)
Tokyo Story , a classic of world cinema from Yasujiro Ozu, is a layered meditation on the disintegration of the nuclear family, told...
5 days ago12 min read
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Pather Panchali (Bengali, 1955)
Pather Panchali , the debut film of Satyajit Ray, is the first in the Apu Trilogy, chronicling the birth and early life of Apu in a small...
Nov 19, 202410 min read
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The Godfather Part II (English, 1974)
The Godfather Part II , made by Francis Ford Coppola continues the saga of the Corleone family introduced in the original film. Source:...
Oct 9, 202418 min read
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The Godfather (English, 1972)
The Godfather , directed by Francis Ford Coppola, is the first in a trilogy of films chronicling the fortunes of the Corleones, a mafia...
Sep 22, 202420 min read
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Jalsaghar (Bengali, 1958)
Jalsaghar , a film by Satyajit Ray narrates the story of a zamindar (a feudal landowner) who cannot come to terms with his diminished...
Sep 8, 20246 min read
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Citizen Kane (English, 1941)
Citizen Kane , considered by many critics to be the best film ever made, was the directorial debut of Orson Welles and is believed to be...
Aug 31, 202411 min read
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Shoot the Piano Player (French, 1960)
Shoot the Piano Player , a whimsical crime drama, is the French auteur Francois Truffaut's second film following the extraordinary 400...
Aug 23, 20247 min read
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Perfect Days (Japanese, 2023)
Perfect Days , a Japanese film, directed by the German filmmaker Wim Wenders, is a meditative film, set in modern day Tokyo. Source:...
Jun 30, 20249 min read
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Seven Samurai (Japanese, 1954)
Seven Samurai , directed by the renowned Japanese filmmaker, Akira Kurosawa, narrates the story of a valiant battle fought by a group of...
Jun 23, 202417 min read
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Drifting Clouds (Finnish, 1996)
Drifting Clouds , directed by the Finnish auteur, Aki Kaurismäki, narrates the story of a working class couple whose economic lives are...
May 11, 20248 min read
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The Last Metro (French,1980)
The Last Metro , directed by Fran ç ois Truffaut, is set in 1942 when France was under Nazi occupation. The title alludes to the last...
Feb 18, 20247 min read
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No end (Polish, 1985)
No End , directed by the Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieślowski is set in 1982, when Poland was behind the Iron Curtain. The plot The film...
Dec 25, 20236 min read
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Jules et Jim (French, 1962)
Jules et Jim , directed by Fran ç ois Truffaut traces the evolution of an unconventional love triangle involving Jules (played by Oscar...
Oct 9, 20238 min read
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Nayak (Bengali, 1966)
Nayak , directed by the Indian auteur Satyajit Ray, stars the Bengali superstar of the time Uttam Kumar, playing a character that would...
Sep 30, 20239 min read
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The Three Colors trilogy (French, 1993-1994)
The Three Colors trilogy is directed by the Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieślowski. The three colors- blue, white and red, are the colors...
Sep 24, 202314 min read
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The Antoine Doinel series (French, 1959-1979)
Antoine Doinel is a beloved character created by the French director Francois Truffaut. Like Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy , the films in...
Sep 1, 202315 min read
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L.A Confidential (English, 1997)
L.A. Confidential , directed by Curtis Hanson, is a crime drama set in 1950s Los Angeles. The film was nominated for the best picture...
Aug 20, 20235 min read
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Trikaal (Hindi, 1985)
Trikaal , directed by Shyam Benegal, tells the story of a wealthy family in Goa, which unlike the rest of India, was under Portuguese...
Aug 12, 20235 min read
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