Films
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A German industrialist’s motives change as the machinery of the Holocaust closes around the people he employs.
The capture of Rome is condensed into staged military action and a patriotic reconstruction of 20 September 1870.
Ben-Hur’s conflict with Roman power is compressed around spectacle, most famously an early screen chariot race.
The Roman legend of the abduction of the Sabine women is staged as an early Italian historical spectacle.
During the Russian Revolution, an illiterate peasant helps a countess escape and turns devotion into a possessive fantasy that neither class upheaval nor gratitude can satisfy.
Falstaff’s warmth, vanity, and appetite fill the space between a prince’s youth and a king’s responsibilities.
An icon painter crosses a violent medieval landscape while doubt interrupts both faith and artistic work.
After a failed uprising, prisoners are isolated inside a detention camp where authorities use uncertainty and betrayal to identify remaining rebels.
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Read a film closely
Character companions, film comparisons and a closer look at particular scenes.
- Seven Samurai
Who are the seven samurai?
Names, actors and roles to keep the seven apart.
- The Wages of Fear
The original, Sorcerer, or the remake?
Three films compared before you choose.
- Breathless
What disappears in a jump cut?
A diagram of the time Godard leaves out.
- Wild Strawberries
What do the dreams mean?
Trace the clocks, mirror and final scene.
After watching · Spoilers - Persona
Why hear the same speech twice?
Follow who speaks and whose face fills the frame.
After watching · Spoilers - Bicycle Thieves
What happens at the end?
The final encounter, seen through father and son.
After watching · Spoilers