Peter Becker Movies
- 2016
Coming to America: Jan Troell on 'The Emigrants' and 'The New Land'
Coming to America: Jan Troell on 'The Emigrants' and 'The New Land'02016HD
An interview with director Jan Troell, conducted by critic Peter Cowie, on his epic Oscar-nominated masterpieces, The Emigrants (1971) and The New...
- 2022
(There Is No) Cure
(There Is No) Cure02022HD
In this new video essay, filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe delves into the dread-inducing mood and tone of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s modern horror...
- 2013
Living 'Lord of the Flies'
Living 'Lord of the Flies'02013HD
Actor Tom Gaman (Simon) narrates some 8mm movies shot during the film's three-month production and shares memories of working on the movie during his...
- 2013
Giving Up the Ghost
Giving Up the Ghost02013HD
A visual essay by filmmaker Michael Almereyda.
- 2010
Tadao Sato on Ozu's The Only Son
Tadao Sato on Ozu's The Only Son02010HD
Documentary and interview with Japanese film critic and scholar Tadao Sato about Yasujiro Ozu film The Only Son.
- 2010
Constructing a House
Constructing a House72010HD
Interview-based documentary looking back on the making and reception of Nobuhiko Ōbayashi's 1977 film House.
- 2004
Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers
Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers7.22004HD
To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS, we revisited our edit of the film and interviews with director Gillo Pontecorvo and...
- 2012
Revolutions Per Second
Revolutions Per Second02012HD
A 25-minute visual essay by Kent Jones about Jean-Luc Godard and his film 'Weekend'.
- 2006
Fellini's Homecoming
Fellini's Homecoming02006HD
A documentary created by the Criterion Collection for their release of Italian film director Federico Fellini's Amarcord about his relationship with...
- 2010
The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'
The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'02010HD
A making of documentary on "The Darjeeling Limited".
- 2016
Love/Work/Cinema: A Conversation with Christian Petzold and Nina Hoss
Love/Work/Cinema: A Conversation with Christian Petzold and Nina Hoss02016HD
New conversation between director Christian Petzold and actor Nina Hoss
- 2020
Miranda July: Where it Began
Miranda July: Where it Began02020HD
In this documentary, produced in 2019, director Miranda July and filmmaker Lena Dunham explore July’s beginnings, including her early work as a...
- 2018
Homay King on 'Shanghai Express'
Homay King on 'Shanghai Express'02018HD
Film scholar Homay King discusses director Josef von Sternberg's cinematic China and the role of star Anna May Wong in 'Shanghai Express'.
- 2018
Poitier's Walter Lee
Poitier's Walter Lee02018HD
An interview with film scholar Mia Mask, co-editor of Poitier Revisited.
- 2019
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut102019HD
Laura Truffaut shares her memories of her legendary filmmaker father.
- 2016
Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance82016HD
In 1998, documentary filmmaker Robert Drew and his associates attend the Museum of Tolerance.
- 2017
Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson
Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson02017HD
In this 25-minute video essay, film scholar David Bordwell, co-author of "Film Art: An Introduction", conducts an analysis of Howard Hawks's "His...
- 2020
Uncovering The Naked City
Uncovering The Naked City02020HD
In this short documentary and personal essay, Bruce Goldstein, founder of Rialto Pictures and repertory director at New York’s FIlm Forum,...
- 2014
Between Horror, Fear, and Beauty
Between Horror, Fear, and Beauty02014HD
Crew members recount the production of the 1961 gothic film The Innocents.
- 2021
A Very Tricky Balance
A Very Tricky Balance02021HD
In this program, director Bing Liu, executive producer Gordon Quinn, and producer Diane Quon discuss the conception of Minding the Gap and its...