Retrospective: Jean-Pierre Melville and the Cinematic Hitman | Features

Melville’s antiheroes (primarily in his noirs) are bathed in disciplines, morals, and strategies. They endure surveillance from authoritative and bureaucratic forces. To lead up to the 4K restoration release of his French Resistance classic “Army of Shadows” on August 2, Film Forum will host a 13-film “Complete Melville” retrospective filled with the director’s crime thrillers, … Read more

Jean-Pierre Jeunet Isn’t Anything Like Amélie, but He’s Trying | Interviews

No, but every day you find some other ideas, of course. Do fans still send you photos of gnomes in different parts of the world? No, but today I received a photograph from a butcher in India or China watching “Amélie” [at work]. Two or three years ago, they [held] a screening in Cannes on … Read more