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Status update: trying to catch a good film, preferably a #Criterion release, in between life’s obligations!

Jean-Pierre Léaud (who was born on this day) giving audition for François Truffaut’s “400 Blows” /“Les Quatre Cents Coups” (1959). #filmtwt

✨Robert De Niro's Closet Picks! ✨ The legendary actor and director stopped by for a brief visit to the Criterion Closet, where he shared some of his Italian-cinema favorites and talked about his experience working with Agnès Varda.

“Different people in different places can think the same thoughts at the same time. It’s an obsession of mine that people in different places think the same thing, but for different reasons. I try to make films that connect people.” — Krzysztof Kieślowski

« Toute œuvre signée par Satyajit Ray mérite d’être chérie et préservée. Mais DES JOURS ET DES NUITS DANS LA FORÊT, un film presque tombé dans l’oubli, est un véritable joyau. » Wes Anderson au @Festival_Cannes 2025 #CannesClassics. A découvrir au cinéma le 19 août @FHF_Official

¿Sabíais que se puede ser un gran director/directora sin haber ganado nunca en Cannes, Venecia, Berlin, San Sebastián, los Goya o los Oscars? #Filmtwitter

Yasujirō Ozu nunca ganó un premio por su cine. Quizá sea uno de los 10 mejores cineastas de la historia. Hasta 15 de sus largometrajes siguen perdidos a día de hoy. #Filmtwitter

Jean-Pierre Melville on Jean-Luc Godard. #filmtwt

CLÉO FROM 5 TO 7 (Agnès Varda, 1962.)

— Ingmar Bergman.

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On ‘Two’ by Satyajit Ray: In 1964, renowned filmmaker Satyajit Ray was asked to create a short film for Esso World Theater, a cultural showcase presented on television and funded by the American oil company Esso. ‘Two’ was made as part of a trilogy of short films from India commissioned by US Public Television. The other two films in the trilogy featured Pandit Ravi Shankar and a ballet troupe from Bombay. #SatyajitRay #Two #BengaliCinema #IndianCinema #TheStatesman [Satyajit Ray, Two short film, Two 1964 film, Satyajit Ray Two, Two movie analysis, Two film explained, Satyajit Ray silent film, Two class divide, Two anti war commentary, Two short film meaning]

Behind the scenes - The Piano Teacher (2001). #filmtwt

Dice Isabelle Huppert que no le gusta que la gente saque los celulares en una función de cine y evoca la sala que tiene Tarantino en Los Ángeles donde está prohibido hacerlo. “Es la luz de una pequeña pantalla que compite con la gran pantalla”. Tiene razón. 📷 Hiroshi Sugimoto

🌸 SPRING SALE 🌸 All Criterion discs are now 30% OFF—including preorders!—at criterion.com through May 26!

🎬 Nayak (1966)

Isabelle Huppert and Sandrine Bonnaire in "La Cérémonie"(1995)

La Haine (1995) director: Mathieu Kassovitz

Some French New Wave films that every cinephile must watch. #filmtwt

À 20h55 sur @ARTEfr, «Ascenseur pour l’échafaud» (1958) est le premier film de fiction de Louis Malle. Tout le charme de la nouvelle vague sur une implacable mécanique policière. Avec les plans de Jeanne Moreau qui déambule dans Paris la nuit et la musique sublime de Miles Davis

@hairygit @bensonpeter20 Interesting 👍

@hopeasha @bensonpeter20 It’s unlike *anything*, as is the novel on which it is based. The pacing, casting and acting are, I think, exactly as Huston had wanted.

John Huston on the acting performances in "Wise Blood" (1979): "There were seven outstanding performances in 'Wise Blood'. Only three of those seven actors have any reputation to speak of: Brad Dourif, Ned Beatty and Harry Dean Stanton. The other four are unknowns. They are all great stars, as far as I’m concerned. Nothing would make me happier than to see this picture gain popular acceptance and turn a profit. It would prove something. I’m not sure what . . . but something." ("An Open Book", John Huston, 1980) P.S: On this day, 47 years ago, "Wise Blood" (1979) premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, France.