Albert Jurgenson

One of Susan Sontag’s favorites, Alain Resnais’ acclaimed Mélo shines through its interplay between the theatrical and cinematic. Adapting Henri Bernstein’s play closely, Resnais’s rendition varies with immaculate long takes and compositions, highlighting outstanding performances from his actors.

Alain Resnais immerses himself in the shadowy and macabre world of the 1930s French aristocracy for his 1970s biographical drama, Stavisky. Romantic, even elegiac, and very much stalked by death, this game of deception stars the legendary New Wave star Jean-Paul Belmondo.