Post - War Cinema

    Forbidden Games: What to Notice on a Rewatch

    April 21, 2026

    René Clément’s Forbidden Games (1952) remains one of the most haunting cinematic explorations of childhood innocence shattered by war. Rooted in the aftermath…

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    Rashomon: Visual Style, Ideas, and Impact

    April 13, 2026

    Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon stands as a watershed moment not only in Japanese cinema but in the global narrative tradition. Released in 1950, it introduced…

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    Georges Franju: Why the Images Linger

    March 10, 2026

    Georges Franju remains a singular figure in postwar French cinema, weaving together the eerie and the poetic with a singular vision that refuses easy…

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    Pool of London: A Modern Appreciation

    March 1, 2026

    Pool of London , directed by Basil Dearden and released in 1951, stands as a compelling artifact of British post-war cinema, blending crime drama with a…

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    Roberto Rossellini: How the Director Shapes Meaning

    February 16, 2026

    Roberto Rossellini stands as an indelible figure in the evolution of modern cinema, a director whose work reshaped the very language of film and its capacity to…

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