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2016 New York Film Festival – French Film Roundup

Oct 18, 2016 Nathanael Hood 0

At this year’s New York Film Festival, two retrospectives were planned to coincide with the release of Bertrand Tavernier’s new documentary My Journey Through French Cinema. The first was a collection of French films prominently […]

Jean Renoir's TONI
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The Doomed Beauty of Jean Renoir’s TONI

May 18, 2016 Nathanael Hood 0

B Roll is a regular feature that digs into the deeper cuts and lesser-known films from legendary directors–the good, the bad, and the awesome. This week, writer Nathanael Hood unearths a curious gem from the great […]

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B-Roll: Jean Renoir’s NIGHT AT THE CROSSROADS (1932)

Dec 12, 2015 Nathanael Hood 0

Darkness falls at the crossroads and near all is silent. Milky fog opaques the inky blackness pierced by an occasional light. In a mechanics shop a worker sniffs a pinch of cocaine hidden in a […]

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