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The UK’s first arthouse boom: how Contemporary Films blazed a trail in bringing world cinema to British viewers
Celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, Contemporary Films helped to pioneer the distribution of cinema from around the globe, bringing films by directors including Akira Kurosawa, Ingmar Bergman and Satyajit Ray to UK audiences for the first time.
By Henry K Miller
The UK’s first arthouse boom: how Contemporary Films blazed a trail in bringing world cinema to British viewers