Pickpocket
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Robert Bresson
​France  ·  1959

A young pickpocket spends his days working the streets, subways, and train stations of Paris, as his fear that his luck is about to run out grows ever stronger.

“An elegantly crafted, tautly choreographed study of humanity in all its mischief and grace, the work of a director at the height of his powers” – criterion.com
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L'argent
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Robert Bresson
France  ·  1982
 
A counterfeit note passes from person to person and shop to shop until it reaches an unsuspecting young truck driver, with tragic consequences.

​“Simultaneously bleak and luminous, and sharp enough to cut diamonds.” – New York Film Festival

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Elevator to the Gallows
Ascenseur pour l'échafaud

Louis Malle
France /Algeria ·  1969

Featuring an iconic performance by Jeanne Moreau and a celebrated Miles Davis jazz score, this elegant thriller was Louis Malle’s first film.

“Consistently engaging, atmospheric noir”
– Time Out New York

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Costa-Gavras
​France/Algeria  ·  1969

Yves Montand and Irene Papas in a true classic of political suspense, made in exile by Greek director Costa-Gavras.

​“At the same time a political cry of rage and a brilliant suspense thriller” – Roger Ebert

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Alice Guy Short Films

Alice Guy
France  ·  1898-1907
 
Thirteen short films by the world’s first woman film director, who started out in 1894 as a secretary at the Gaumont motion picture company in Paris.

​“There is a decidedly modern sensibility to her films, as she playfully discovers comic and dramatic potential in the social mores of gender and class.” – Kino Classics

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Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

Pamela B Green
USA  ·  2018

The life and legacy of the pioneering woman film director are revealed via archival footage and interviews with Hollywood A-listers in this fascinating documentary.
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“By the end of Be Natural, you won’t only have a clear idea of who this remarkable woman was; you may well have acquired a new taste in old movies.” – AO Scott, New York Times
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