Peter Becker Movies

  • 2004
    The Battle of Algiers: A Case Study

    The Battle of Algiers: A Case Study

    The Battle of Algiers: A Case Study

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    Christopher Isham discusses Gillo Pontecorvo's 'The Battle of Algiers' with Richard A. Clarke, former USA national coordinator for security and...

    The Battle of Algiers: A Case Study
  • 2021
    Undressing a Legacy

    Undressing a Legacy

    Undressing a Legacy

    02021HD

    In this interview, conducted in spring 2021, scholar Nick Rees-Roberts traces the influence of La Piscine on the worlds of film and fashion in the...

    Undressing a Legacy
  • 2015
    Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star

    Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star

    Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star

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    Documentary taking a look at the career of Jackie Coogan who was considered the first child star.

    Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star
  • 2017
    Hawks on Hawks

    Hawks on Hawks

    Hawks on Hawks

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    This ten-minute segment, heralded as part of a new shorts program, is composed of excerpts from a 1972 audio conversation between Hawks and Peter...

    Hawks on Hawks
  • 2016
    Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance

    Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance

    Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance

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    In 1998, documentary filmmaker Robert Drew and his associates attend the Museum of Tolerance.

    Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
  • 2004
    Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers

    Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers

    Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers

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    To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS, we revisited our edit of the film and interviews with director Gillo Pontecorvo and...

    Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers
  • 2018
    In Search of Ozu

    In Search of Ozu

    In Search of Ozu

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    In this documentary, filmmaker Daniel Raim delves into Yasujiro Ozu's remarkable late work, in which the master made the leap from black and white to...

    In Search of Ozu
  • 2019
    Ron Briley on 'A Face in the Crowd'

    Ron Briley on 'A Face in the Crowd'

    Ron Briley on 'A Face in the Crowd'

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    In this interview, shot by the Criterion Collection in 2018, Ron Briley, author of 'The Ambivalent Legacy of Elia Kazan: The Politics of the...

    Ron Briley on 'A Face in the Crowd'
  • 2006
    Building the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of 'Jigoku'

    Building the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of 'Jigoku'

    Building the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of 'Jigoku'

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    A new documentary on director Nobuo Nakagawa and the making of the film, Jigoku. Featuring exclusive interview with Nakagawa collaborators.

    Building the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of 'Jigoku'
  • 2013
    Caroline Champetier and Arnaud Desplechin: A Conversation about 'Shoah'

    Caroline Champetier and Arnaud Desplechin: A Conversation about 'Shoah'

    Caroline Champetier and Arnaud Desplechin: A Conversation about 'Shoah'

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    An interview about 'Shoah' featuring Caroline Champetier, who did assistant camera work on the film, and Arnaud Desplechin.

    Caroline Champetier and Arnaud Desplechin: A Conversation about 'Shoah'
  • 2022
    Anatomy of a Scene: The Plant

    Anatomy of a Scene: The Plant

    Anatomy of a Scene: The Plant

    02022HD

    This masterclass featuring writer-director Andrew Stanton was produced for the Criterion Collection in 2022.

    Anatomy of a Scene: The Plant
  • 2018
    Poitier's Walter Lee

    Poitier's Walter Lee

    Poitier's Walter Lee

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    An interview with film scholar Mia Mask, co-editor of Poitier Revisited.

    Poitier's Walter Lee
  • 2005
    Dreams and Burdens

    Dreams and Burdens

    Dreams and Burdens

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    A retrospective interview with director Werner Herzog.

    Dreams and Burdens
  • 2022
    A Visit to the Pixar Living Archive

    A Visit to the Pixar Living Archive

    A Visit to the Pixar Living Archive

    02022HD

    A tour through the vaults of Pixar. WALL-E writer-director Andrew Stanton unearths a few treasures, including his sketchbook, concept art, visual gag...

    A Visit to the Pixar Living Archive
  • 1996
    The Battle of Brazil: A Video History

    The Battle of Brazil: A Video History

    The Battle of Brazil: A Video History

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    The struggle of releasing "Brazil" in the United States of America is examined in this Criterion documentary.

    The Battle of Brazil: A Video History
  • 2014
    Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'

    Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'

    Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'

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    A new documentary on the Criterion Collection edition of Roman Polanski's 1971 adaptation of Macbeth featuring interviews with the director, producer...

    Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'
  • 2009
    CHE and the Digital Cinema Revolution

    CHE and the Digital Cinema Revolution

    CHE and the Digital Cinema Revolution

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    CHE was the first feature to use the Red camera, which Soderbergh embraced for its versatility and image quality. This short 2009 documentary looks...

    CHE and the Digital Cinema Revolution
  • 2007
    Life as a Dream

    Life as a Dream

    Life as a Dream

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    Fim scholar Vida T. Johnson, co-author of 'The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky: A Visual Fugue, discusses the significance of 'Ivan's Childhood' in...

    Life as a Dream
  • 2019
    Introducing My Father, François Truffaut

    Introducing My Father, François Truffaut

    Introducing My Father, François Truffaut

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    Laura Truffaut shares her memories of her legendary filmmaker father.

    Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
  • 2016
    Andrew Cohen on Crisis and Its Outtakes

    Andrew Cohen on Crisis and Its Outtakes

    Andrew Cohen on Crisis and Its Outtakes

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    Historian Andrew Cohen discusses Robert Drew's 1963 documentary Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment.

    Andrew Cohen on Crisis and Its Outtakes