Jean-Luc Godard’s 1980 film Sauve Qui Peut (La Vie), known in the United States as Everyman for Himself and in the United Kingdom as Slow Motion (on account of its most conspicuous special effect), has just finished a welcome revival at Film Forum. Often hailed as Godard’s...
In the final sequence of Jacques Audiard’s engrossing crime drama, A Prophet, the attentive viewer will notice a deft choice of soundtrack. The tune is a familiar one, Brecht and Weill’s ubiquitous classic “Mack the Knife,” but the rendition is obscure: a droll country...
The White Ribbon directed by Michael Haneke Michael Haneke’s latest film, The White Ribbon, is easily his least controversial and most audience-friendly work. It has already earned many honors including the Palm D’Or at Cannes, three European Film Awards, and a Golden Globe for Best...
