Five uneven vignettes shot in different cities centering on conversations between cab drivers and passengers—this is Jarmusch in easy-going mode as he captures the pathos of human connection.
Category / Criterion Collection
River, The (1951)
Renoir’s extraordinarily beautiful work, shot entirely in India in Technicolour, is a triumph of cross-cultural storytelling as it meditates on the ephemerality of life.
French Cancan (1955)
Renoir’s musical-romance is full of colour, schmaltz and spectacle, marked by some astonishing sequences of dance choreography and editing.
Grand Illusion (1937)
A treasured work from Jean Renoir that deals with class issues in the context of war in this unorthodox prisoners-of-war story.
Killer, The (1989)
This is a top-tier ‘heroic bloodshed’ picture by John Woo—a masterclass in action filmmaking with that rare commitment to pathos.
Hard Boiled (1992)
Represents everything that is virile about John Woo’s unique brand of action cinema.
Tale of Zatoichi, The (1962)
A tale of respect and dignity between friend and foe, this influential classic birthed the legendary blind swordsman as we know it.
