Franka Potente as the titular character in Run Lola Run Jesse Pasternack explains how the indie classic’s non-stop propulsion is achieved through its music, editing, and more. Run Lola Run (1998) is one of the most energetic movies ever made. Everything about it, from its narrative to its editing and even its music, combines to… Read more »
Every month, Establishing Shot brings you a selection of films from our group of regular bloggers. Even though these films aren’t currently being screened at the IU Cinema, this series reflects the varied programming that can be found at the Cinema and demonstrates the eclectic tastes of the bloggers. Each contributor has picked one film that they… Read more »
Still from Umberto D. City Lights Film Series co-curator Bruno Dariva considers the emotional resonance and quiet austerity of an Italian neorealist classic. The fourth collaboration between screenwriter Cesare Zavattini and director Vittorio De Sica, Umberto D. is considered by critics and academics to be one of the most important Italian neorealist films. Italian neorealism… Read more »
Pierre Niney in The Count of Monte Cristo Noni Ford discusses the art of adaptation and the motivations of the titular character in the new French blockbuster The Count of Monte Cristo. “Moral wounds have this peculiarity — they may be hidden, but they never close; always painful, always ready to bleed when touched, they… Read more »
Poster of Gerd Wiesler played by the late Ulrich Mühe in The Lives of Others Noni Ford studies the questions of morality, complicity, and humanity that permeate the Oscar-winning German drama The Lives of Others. Why do so many pieces of media that involve an overbearing authoritarian government feature male leads who are working from… Read more »
The opening title card of Farrebique City Lights Film Series curator Ahmed Tahsin Shams observes the rewarding stillness of Georges Rouquier’s Farrebique (1946). Rejected by Cannes, revered by history, Georges Rouquier’s Farrebique (English: The Four Seasons, France) is a cinematic slow burn, capturing a world on the cusp of change through the eyes of those… Read more »