Jean-Luc Godard's ALPHAVILLE Plays at IFC Center Through December 28th

Jean-Luc Godard's ALPHAVILLE Plays at IFC Center Through December 28th

A brand new 4K restoration of Jean-Luc Godard’s ALPHAVILLE (1965), made from the original 35mm negative by Studiocanal at Hiventy with the support of the CNC, opened at the IFC Center on December 15th and will play there through December 28th. GME distributes ALPHAVILLE to the North American university market as a Blu-Ray, DVD, and DSL file.

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GME NOTES WITH SADNESS THE PASSING OF FILM LEGEND JEAN-LOUIS TRINTIGNANT

GME NOTES WITH SADNESS THE PASSING OF FILM LEGEND JEAN-LOUIS TRINTIGNANT

Jean-Louis Trintignant, a leading French actor of subtle power who appeared in some of the most celebrated European films of the last 50 years, among them Bernardo Bertolucci’s THE CONFORMIST, Eric Rohmer’s MY NIGHT AT MAUD’S and Claude Lelouch’s A MAN AND A WOMAN, passed away recently at his home in southern France. He was 91.

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GME STREAMLINE PRESENTS BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI’S THE CONFORMIST NOW AVAILABLE FOR DIGITAL SITE LICENSING

GME STREAMLINE PRESENTS BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI’S THE CONFORMIST NOW AVAILABLE FOR DIGITAL SITE LICENSING

Continuing our release of GME Streamline titles from the Kino Lorber collection, we are excited to now offer Bernardo Bertolucci’s cinematic masterpiece, THE CONFORMIST (1970). This film is both a searing study of sexuality and politics set in 1930’s Italy and a triumph of opulent visual storytelling. Bertolucci combines a flawless aesthetic with a deep emphasis on composition, design, and camerawork to slowly build a devastating portrait of the kind of personality that allows fascism to flourish. The protagonist, Marcello (played by Jean-Louis Trintignant), spends much of the film being followed by fascist henchmen who are shadowing him to ensure he carries out his orders.

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