The 400 Blows

Posted by on Mar 29, 2009 in Janus Challenge | 3 comments

Truffaut was known for his contentious and scathing film criticism, earning him the nickname “The Gravedigger of French Cinema.”

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Forbidden Games

Posted by on Mar 22, 2009 in Janus Challenge | 4 comments

SPOILER ALERT: Forbidden Games has kind of a bummer ending.

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Floating Weeds

Posted by on Mar 15, 2009 in Janus Challenge | 2 comments

His films often re-worked themes and characters from his previous films; today’s film from 1959 is a remake of his own Story of Floating Weeds from 1934.

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Fists in the Pocket

Posted by on Mar 8, 2009 in Janus Challenge | 7 comments

Marco Bellocchio was born in 1939, studied philosophy in Milan, and studied film at the Centro sperimentale di cinematografia (I'm betting that translates roughly as "Center for Experimental Filmmaking").

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Fires on the Plain

Posted by on Mar 1, 2009 in Janus Challenge | 2 comments

"I don't have any unifying theme. I just make pictures I like." - Kon Ichikawa

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