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Maurice Pialat: three steps to magic – a video essay

A deep look at how Maurice Pialat forged his searing emotional dramas across three stages of artistic alchemy.

By Cristina Álvarez López and Adrian Martin

Maurice Pialat: three steps to magic – a video essay

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Twenty-first century noir

By Nick James

Twenty-first century noir

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The peak of silent cinema

By Ian Christie

The peak of silent cinema

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Deep focus: Maurice Pialat – the man who changed French cinema

By David Thompson

Deep focus: Maurice Pialat – the man who changed French cinema

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Deep focus: the Golden Age of Mexican cinema

By Chloë Roddick

Deep focus: the Golden Age of Mexican cinema

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The Tarkovsky legacy

By Nick James

The Tarkovsky legacy

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Southern Gothic

By Nick Pinkerton

Southern Gothic

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The essay film

By Andrew Tracy, Ginette Vincendeau and others

The essay film

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How the French birthed film noir

By Ginette Vincendeau

How the French birthed film noir

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The psychological western

By Graham Fuller

The psychological western

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Fantastique: the dream worlds of French cinema

By Virginie Sélavy

Fantastique: the dream worlds of French cinema

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Deep focus: The other side of 80s America

By Nick Pinkerton and Sierra Pettengill

Deep focus: The other side of 80s America

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Tears and laughter: 10 female stars of Golden Age Japanese cinema

By Alexander Jacoby

Tears and laughter: 10 female stars of Golden Age Japanese cinema

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The black feminine on screen: 11 key auteurs

By Tega Okiti

The black feminine on screen: 11 key auteurs

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Birth of the Method: the revolution in American acting

By Foster Hirsch and James Bell

Birth of the Method: the revolution in American acting

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Pre-Code: Hollywood before the censors

By Mike Mashon and James Bell

Pre-Code: Hollywood before the censors