Films
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A privileged schoolboy accepts blame for a friend, is expelled and disowned, then descends through increasingly unstable social roles.
A fairground boxer rises towards a championship bout while jealousy turns his marriage and professional rivalry into the same contest.
A wealthy young woman’s father pretends to lose his fortune, forcing her to test whether independence and romance survive without inherited ease.
A divorced woman tries to begin again abroad, but marriage draws her back into a society determined to turn her past into a permanent verdict.
A widowed farmer makes a list of suitable women to marry, overlooking the person who understands both him and his household best.
Two lifelong friends love the same woman on the Isle of Man, and a promise made before one man leaves creates a private tragedy on his return.
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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