Alain Resnais

Celebrated for his stills, the renowned photographer William Klein also built a film career out of eclectic, visually extraordinary subjects. His first film, Broadway by Light, is an avant-garde short intoxicated with the colorful, abstract and high pop potential of Manhattan’s neon light shows.

The first stop on our travels with Alain Resnais takes us to Paris for a madcap culture clash. Co-written by Jules Feiffer, who brought Popeye to life for Robert Altman, I Want to Go Home sees comic book fan Resnais bring the funny pages to life with an irrepressible Looney Tunes vitality.