Michael Snow, the director behind some of the most acclaimed experimental films of all time, including Wavelength (1967) and La région centrale (1971), passed away
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Movie Title Tailgaters
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Miklós Jancsó’s Forgotten Italian Escapade
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How Tarkovsky Explores Faith
The pain of genuine faith haunts much of Andrei Tarkovsky’s work. His characters can often be found soaking in misery and desperation. In many ways,