She was closely associated with the film movement known as the New Wave, although her reimagining of cinematic conventions predated it.

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The British stage veteran acted for Laurence Olivier at the National Theatre and with the Royal Shakespeare Company. She returned to acting after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage in 2000.

COLUMN. The recent rise in oil prices has revived the specter of stagflation, a ghost from the 1970s that combines sluggish growth with inflation. Yet, as columnist Pascal Riché analyzes, today's ...

Not much gets your heart pumping faster than a spy thriller. From high-stakes missions to cat-and-mouse chases in exotic locations, these glossy dramas have all the ingredients fo ...

Tran Le Xuan, South Vietnam’s “first lady,” was passionate in her support of the southern republic – and a fierce critic of American involvement in Indochina.

Alexander Medvedkin (1900–1989) was a Soviet filmmaker whose career navigated the precarious and complex dichotomy between creative satire and state-mandated propaganda during the height of the power ...

A juxtoposition of ancient and modern, with skyscrapers and ancient palaces sitting side-by-side, here are some things to do ...

The Rendez-Vous festival of French film in New York kicked off with a packed screening of François Ozon’s 'The Stranger.' ...

Film at Lincoln Center's president Daniel Battsek on how younger audiences are lured by foreign cinema despite a challenging theatrical marketplace.

A new best picture will be named at the 98th Academy Awards on March 15. We rank all 97 movies to win the Oscars' top prize.

An important part of the success of Arco is in balancing that distinctive French sensibility with commercial appeal. Like Studio Ghibli films, that includes using big star names for the ...