The 400 Blows
Truffaut was known for his contentious and scathing film criticism, earning him the nickname “The Gravedigger of French Cinema.”
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Floating Weeds
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
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
"I don't have any unifying theme. I just make pictures I like." - Kon Ichikawa
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