Adoor Gopalakrishnan

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Pather Panchali

The lyrical realism of the film encapsulated life as lived in a village in India with great artistry and humanity, and as never before. Indian cinema can be seen in two parts – one before Pather Panchali and the other post-Pather Panchali.

La strada

A great saga of love and bondage, very raw and real, almost brutal in its portrayal. The images are so strong it refuses to dim with the passage of time.

The 400 Blows

A highly sensitive recreation of Truffaut’s own difficult childhood, unsympathetic parents, oppressive teachers and petty crime. It's a remarkable first feature, mirroring Truffaut's own life and times so effectively.

Andrei Rublev

Tarkovsky’s most renowned work.The portrait of a 15th century Russian icon painter, the film is a tour de force admirably executed

Tokyo Story

Subtle and sensitive, it lets the viewer experience the tensions and demands that modern life makes on people - here family members. Uniquely styled and formally austere.

Rashomon

The passage of time has not erased even an iota of freshness and novelty of this film. An all-time classic.

Pickpocket

It tells the story of a compulsive thief and because of the way he is executing the theft, the audience is slowly conditioned to think that what he does as a thorough professional is not a crime after all

HSIMENG JENSHENG

This film marked the arrival of a master filmmaker well entrenched in the medium of cinema, and a maverick at that. It is visually engaging, innovative and very powerful in its impact on the viewer.

SZEGÉNYLEGÉNYEK

Formally awe-inspiring, the film is a marvellous piece of storytelling, executed in a masterly manner. The style is unique.

SHONEN

It is at once a very personal tale and a universally relevant one, of contemporary life lived anywhere in the world by deprived people.