Jean-Marie Straub

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Communists
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Communists

Aug. 15, 2014

Communists

Jean-Marie Straub pushes this musicality of blocks to a paroxysmal extreme, mixing blocks of time (40 years separate the various extracts that ...
Antigone
6.6

Antigone

Sep. 02, 1992

Antigone

A fearless Antigone, refusing to allow the dishonored body of her murdered brother Polynices to be devoured by vultures and dogs, defies the ...
Sicily!
6.8

Sicily!

Sep. 15, 1999

Sicily!

A man returns to visit his native Sicily after living in New York for a long time. He learns about the Sicilian way of life from stylized ...
Class Relations
6.9

Class Relations

Feb. 21, 1984

Class Relations

A young man, recently arrived in New York from Europe, becomes swept up in a series of events that are beyond his knowledge or control.
Moses and Aaron
6.8

Moses and Aaron

Mar. 29, 1975

Moses and Aaron

A familiar Biblical tale transformed into a cinematic opera of seemingly endless possibility. In expressive, melodic tones, the fraternal pair ...
History Lessons
6.4

History Lessons

Sep. 10, 1972

History Lessons

Set in contemporary Rome, the film shows through a series of encounters with “ancient” Romans, how the economic and political manipulation by ...
Not Reconciled
6.3

Not Reconciled

Jul. 04, 1965

Not Reconciled

A story about the continuity and collapse of history, the power of suppression, and the terror of reconciliation; loyalty, treason and revenge. ...
Fool’s Mate
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Fool’s Mate

Nov. 01, 1956

Fool’s Mate

Claire is a chic young Parisian woman married to a somewhat older husband, Jean As the story opens, she leaves her husband playing baroque music ...