Jean-Pierre Melville’s renowned films include L’armée des ombres (“Army Of Shadows” 1969), Le samouraï (1967), Bob le flambeur (1956), and of course Les enfants terribles (1950). But it’s Léon Morin, prêtre (“Leon Morin, Priest” / “The Forgiven Sinner” 1961) that I’ve always wanted to see, Melville’s adaptation of the Béatrix Beck novel about Catholic and […]
Why is it so hard to watch war movies?
In this lyrical essay, Jessie van Eerden reflects on her upbringing in a rural West Virginia church and wonders “if the words of our childhood faith-lives—words like worship, praise, holiness—have any real clout for us when we really stare them in the face as adults and when, out of the corner of our eyes, we see more and more brokenness in the world.”
That’s it. I’m moving to Manhattan. This afternoon. Friday at the latest. “Beyond L’Enfant: The Complete Dardenne Brothers” launches today at Lincoln Centre, and while the Dardenne-a-thon may be less complete than advertised, I’d give my last Belgian waffle to be there Friday when Jean-Pierre and Luc take the stage. Also, Bahrani vs The Brothers.
I’ve never been reticent when it comes to voicing my adoration for the films of Wong Kar-Wai. Admittedly, I haven’t seen all of them, but the ones that I have seen affect me like few other films. Wong’s trademark themes of alienation and loneliness, his lovelorn characters, and his inimitable style (voiceovers, meandering plots, intriguing […]
This article suggests that thinking of schools as “gardens of delight” reconnects learning, faith, and beauty.
It obliges us to envision a world dark and terrible and chaotic. It compels us to consider a realm beyond even Chesterton’s remote and lonely star. And it forces us to wonder if that imagined place is far nearer than we ever would have believed.
Films by Haneke, Von Trier, Tarantino, and Mendoza win coveted Cannes awards.
You may not be able to attend the Cannes Film Festival, but you can attend the masterclass on filmmaking taught by the Dardennes brothers, Jean-Pierre and Luc. Read excerpts and listen to the audio recordings here.