When I first saw Hiroshima Mon Amour, this particular director went on the long list of names I wanted to cover. Alain Resnais is an internationally acclaimed film director, associated with both the Left Bank Group and the Nouvelle Vague. His preoccupation with the themes of time, memory and history, and his dazzling exploration of cinematographic technique, made him one of France’s most distinctive and influential filmmakers for over 60 years, inspiring the likes of David Lynch & Michel Gondry.
For this episode, previous guest and friend to the show Kate Blair (who joined me for Agnes Varda) returns for a delightful discussion on close to ten films of his, including a high recommendation of some of his short films as well at the end. Then I'm taking the rest of the month off to concentrate on prepping for the epic 1994 retrospective recording the first weekend of March. Thank you to Kate for a great conversation on a filmmaker I grew to love the more we talked about him.
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Episode 224: 50 More Favorites (feat. Bill Ackerman)
Episode 223: Olivier Assayas (feat. Patrick Ripoll)
Episode 222: 1994 - The Year In Review
Episode 220: Favorite Films Of 2023 (feat. Bill Ackerman & Patrick Ripoll)
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Episode 216: Don Bluth (feat. Billy Ray Brewton & Ryan Verrill)
Episode 215: Wendell B. Harris, Jr. (feat. Robert Daniels of RogerEbert.com)
Episode 214: Carl Franklin (feat. Jack & Clay of Exiting Through The 2010s)
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Episode 213: Tsai Ming-Liang
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Bonus Episode: Alex Heller (THE YEAR BETWEEN)
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