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Founded in 1956, Janus Films was the first theatrical distribution company dedicated to bringing international art-house films to U.S. audiences. Janus handles rights in all media to an…

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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg 4K restoration trailer!

An angelically beautiful Catherine Deneuve was launched to stardom by this dazzling musical heart-tugger from Jacques Demy. She plays an umbrella-shop owner’s delicate daughter, glowing with first love for a handsome garage mechanic, played by Nino Castelnuovo. When the boy is shipped off to fight in Algeria, the two lovers must grow up quickly. Exquisitely designed in a kaleidoscope of colors, and told entirely through the lilting songs of the great composer Michel Legrand, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is one…

THE WAGES OF FEAR - New 4K restoration trailer!

In a squalid South American oil town, four desperate men sign on for a suicide mission to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin over a treacherous mountain route. As they ferry their explosive cargo to a faraway oil fire, each bump and jolt tests their courage, their friendship, and their nerves. The result is one of the greatest thrillers ever committed to celluloid, a white-knuckle ride from France’s legendary master of suspense, Henri-Georges Clouzot. New 4K restoration opening exclusively in theaters…

FLOW - Official US Trailer

A wondrous journey, through realms natural and mystical, Flow follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog to navigate a boat in search of dry land, they must rely on trust, courage, and wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet. From the boundless imagination of the award-winning Gints Zilbalodis (Away) comes a thrilling animated spectacle as well as a profound…

JACQUES ROZIER: CHRONICLER OF SUMMER - Official Trailer

Film at Lincoln Center and Janus Films present “Jacques Rozier: Chronicler of Summer,” a retrospective of the French New Wave filmmaker’s influential career, featuring all five of his features and a selection of short films. The series will be presented at FLC from August 16 through August 22 and will premiere several new restorations of Rozier’s signature works, including 4K restorations of Near Orouët (1971) and Maine-Océan Express (1986).

THE TIME MASTERS - Official 4K Restoration Trailer

Directed by visionary sci-fi animator René Laloux (Fantastic Planet) and designed by the legendary Jean Giraud (a.k.a. Mœbius), The Time Masters is a trippy, visually fantastic foray into existentialist space adventure. After his parents are killed on the dangerous planet Perdide, young Piel (voiced by Frédéric Legros) survives by maintaining radio contact with Jaffar (Jean Valmost), a pilot transporting the exiled Prince Matton (Yves-Marie) and Princess Belle (Monique Thierry) from their former kingdom. Jaffar seeks the help of Silbad (Michel Elias), a…

SEVEN SAMURAI - 70th Anniversary 4K Trailer

One of the most thrilling movie epics of all time, SEVEN SAMURAI tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous warriors to protect them from invading bandits. This three-hour ride from Akira Kurosawa—featuring legendary actors Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura—seamlessly weaves philosophy and entertainment, delicate human emotions and relentless action, into a rich, evocative, and unforgettable tale of courage and hope. Back in theaters 7/5/24!

SHOESHINE - Official 4K Restoration Trailer

One of the greatest achievements in the cinematic revolution known as Italian neorealism, Vittorio De Sica’s Shoeshine stands as a timeless masterpiece of trenchant social observation and stirring emotional humanism. In postwar Rome, street kids Giuseppe (Rinaldo Smordoni) and Pasquale (Franco Interlenghi) shine the shoes of American servicemen in hopes of saving enough money to purchase a beautiful horse. But when Giuseppe’s criminal brother tricks them into participating in a confidence scam, the duo are arrested and then ground through…

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An angelically beautiful Catherine Deneuve was launched to stardom by this dazzling musical heart-tugger from Jacques Demy. She plays an umbrella-shop owner’s delicate daughter, glowing with first love for a handsome garage mechanic, played by Nino Castelnuovo. When the boy is shipped off to fight in Algeria, the two lovers must grow up quickly. Exquisitely designed in a kaleidoscope of colors, and told entirely through the lilting songs of the great composer Michel Legrand, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is one…

From the boundless imagination of the award-winning filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis (Away) comes a thrilling animated spectacle as well as a profound meditation on the fragility of the environment and the spirit of friendship and community. Steeped in the soaring possibilities of visual storytelling, Flow is a feast for the senses and a treasure for the heart.

"One of the most moving animated films in recent memory." - INDIEWIRE
"The work of a unique talent who deserves to be ranked among…

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The light, the lives, and the textures of contemporary, working-class Mumbai are explored and celebrated by writer/director Payal Kapadia, who won the Grand Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival for her revelatory fiction feature debut. Centering on two roommates who also work together in a city hospital—head nurse Prabha (Kani Kusruti) and recent hire Anu (Divya Prabha)—plus their coworker, cook Parvaty (Chhaya Kadam), Kapadia’s film alights on moments of connection and heartache, hope…

From the director of L’AVVENTURA and BLOW-UP, Michelangelo Antonioni crafted his first masterpiece with IL GRIDO, a raw expression of anguish that remains one of Italian cinema’s great under appreciated gems. Bridging Antonioni’s early, neorealism-inspired work and his hallmark stories of existential rootlessness, IL GRIDO reveals a director in the process of discovering his artistic signature.

"Antonioni was looking directly at the mysteries of the soul." - Martin Scorsese

Antonioni's IL GRIDO opens this Friday at Film Forum in NYC, and select cities soon! Find tickets here 🎟

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Flow

Flow

★★★★

Possible that my expectations were too high for this. Possible that I was still crying from LUTHER. As Miguel said in the lobby, it was sublime.

I’ve seen Oh, Canada twice. The second viewing led to this interview. My first time was a test screening that I knew Paul Schrader had entered because I heard “AGGH!” as he exited the elevator. “Silver FUCKING bells. Christmastime in New York FUCKING City” growled as he walked into the tiny room with a puffer jacket and sunglasses. He sat directly behind me, his breathing soundtracking every second of the film.

Seconds after it ended he walked around the little…

Gladiator II

Gladiator II

★★★★

I’m sorry this is 10000x better than the first one

Moana 2

Moana 2

★★★½

You don’t need to personally know a child — I, personally, know many, though crucially, am not in charge of keeping any of them alive — to know the iron-clad hold “Moana” has on our youngest generation. They love it. They love it. And who can blame them: catchy songs, colorful settings, and one heck of a plucky heroine (do not call her a princess), all of it adds up to an enduring Disney animated classic that’s fun for the…