1954 – 1 hr 48 min - Italy - b/w – HD digital
w/subtitles - d: Federico Fellini

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One of Fellini’s best, LA STRADA features the inimitable Giulietta Masina, who frequently starred in his films. Here she delivers a heartwrenching performance playing a simple young woman who is “sold” to a traveling carnival’s brutish strongman (Anthony Quinn). Touchingly tender and unflinchingly real, this gem is “pure Fellini.” (Shown in HD digital as part of Janus Films’ approved “Essential Art House in HD” .)

1954 – 3 hr 24 min – Japan – b/w- HD digital - w/subtitles
d: Akira Kurosawa

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Kurosawa’s undisputed masterpiece, set in 16th century Japan. A small farming village, beset by marauding bandits, hires seven professional samurai to rid itself of the scourge. If you only see one samurai film in your life – this is the one. (Shown in HD digital as part of Janus Films’ approved “Essential Art House in HD” series.)

1938 – 1 hr 36 min – Great Britian – b/w HD digital
d: Anthony Asquith and Leslie Howard

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This was the first film adaptation of Shaw’s play about a cockney flower-girl who is transformed into a “lady” under the guidance of a stuffy professor. The script was aided by Shaw, himself, and it retains all of the key lines while giving the whole affair a fresh re-working. Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller are superb in the leads in this smartly produced film.

1957 – 1 hr 31 min – Sweden – b/w – HD digital – w/subtitles
d: Ingmar Bergman

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One of Bergman’s finest films – and one of his warmest. It’s about an aging professor who makes a journey to collect an award and, along the way, relives his past through dreams, imagination and encounters with others. A nuanced film with finally observed characters, this is surely a masterpiece of world cinema.

1959 – 1 hr 43 min – Brazil – color – HD Digital – w/subtitles
d: Marcel Camus

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The legend of Orpheus and Eurydice unfolds against the colorful backdrop of the carnival in Rio. Orpheus is a street-car conductor and Eurydice is a country girl fleeing a man sworn to kill her. Infectious dancing, incredible music and compelling performances add to the exotic beauty of this film.

1959 – 1 hr 39 min - France - b/w – HD Digital - w/subtitles
d: Francois Truffaut

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Truffaut’s feature debut is the story of a young Parisian boy who winds up in a life of petty crime. A prime example of French New Wave cinema, the film utilizes many of the stylistic and compositional techniques that went on to influence a generation of filmmakers. Starring Jean-Pierre Leaud.