‘Time of the Heathen’: Postwar Life and Death, an American Tale
Newly excavated and restored, Peter Kass’s 1961 movie, full of trippy distortions and grim associations, gets its first New York run at Film at Lincoln Center.
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At New Directors/New Films, the Kids Are Not All Right (Nobody Really Is)
This year’s edition of the festival tends toward familiar art-house fare, but there are standouts in which characters young and old grapple with childhood.
Posted inFilm at Lincoln Center Hitler, a Film From Germany (Movie) Holocaust and the Nazi Era Movies Syberberg, Hans-Jurgen
A Mind-Bending 7-Hour Epic About Hitler Gets a Rare Screening
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg’s surreal film collage was a cause celebre when it reached the United States in 1980. It’s a fascinating contrast with current Holocaust dramas.
Posted inEustache, Jean Film at Lincoln Center Lafont, Bernadette (1938-2013) Leaud, Jean-Pierre (1944- ) Movies The Mother and the Whore (Movie)
‘The Mother and the Whore’: A Threesome and Then Some
Jean Eustache’s digitally restored 1973 film, now at Lincoln Center, is part of a full retrospective of his work.