Film Movement Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Cinema: The Archaeology of Film and the Memory of a Century
Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc Godard forever challenged and changed the way we consume and discuss cinema. We are glad to have Amartya Bhattacharyya's touching tribute to the late filmmaker's lasting global impact in our catalog as we remember his legacy. ADIEU GODARD: https://t.co/A8AMoTVIV0
Hardcover, 2000
$150.00Member price:$125.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Electric Shadow
Heidi WilliamsonThis week, as part of our partnership with @AWFJ spotlighting woman-directed films, we're highlighting Jiang Xiao's ELECTRIC SHADOWS on FM+ with a new review by critic @wozerina! Check out the film on FM+: https://t.co/t8KNBbZwlx #jiangxiao #electricshadows #femalefilmmakers
Paperback, 2011
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Marquise of O-
Heinrich Von KleistOktoberfest! Through the end of the month, enjoy 50% off all German titles and co-productions, like Eric Rohmer's adaptation of Heinrich von Kleist's THE MARQUISE OF O... on Blu-ray and DVD at the Film Movement Shop! FM Shop: https://t.co/dHQ3k4ho15 #oktoberfest #ericrohmer
Paperback, 2022
$12.00Member price:$6.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Bag of Marbles
Joseph JoffoNow available on DVD and VOD for the first time, Christian Duguay's A BAG OF MARBLES brings "gentle focus on family and persistence" (@THR) to his adaptation of Joseph Joffo’s enduring memoir about two young Jewish boys during the Nazi occupation: https://t.co/7c2iV4FTTa
Paperback, 2001
$22.00Member price:$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Best Intentions
Ingmar BergmanWishing everyone a jovial (and civil) holiday weekend. 🎁 🎬 The Best Intentions (Dir. Bille August, Wr. Ingmar Bergman, 1992)
Paperback, 2018
$16.99Member price:$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Now Streaming
Ayla ChandlerNOW STREAMING ON FM+ One of Almodovar's favorites, Buñuel's THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ, about a man haunted by childhood trauma, is full of "bracing fantasy sequences and fetishistic imagery...only Buñuel could dream up." @jpraup Try FM+: https://t.co/tYKafFZOYD
Paperback, 2022
$16.99Member price:$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Great Beau
O'Neil De NouxJanuary DVD Club Exclusive Toni Servillo (THE GREAT BEAUTY) stars in Mario Martone's THE KING OF LAUGHTER, the "dazzling and technically brilliant" (@THR) biopic about the comic theater legend Eduardo Scarpetta. Get it early with our monthly DVD Club: https://t.co/wyJl0G5Cwv
Paperback, 2017
$15.20Member price:$7.60 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Lost Daughter
Elena FerranteEnjoyed MY BRILLIANT FRIEND or THE LOST DAUGHTER? Check out two further adaptations of Elena Ferrante's novels THE DAYS OF ABANDONMENT and TROUBLED LOVE, now streaming on Film Movement Plus! Try FM+ with a 14-day Free Trial: https://t.co/RlR4U73g7j #elenaferrante
Paperback, 2022
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bent: The Play
Martin ShermanAdapted from Martin Sherman’s award-winning play, BENT, Sean Mathias' "opulent, Greenaway-esque production" (@FilmThreat) is a profound and haunting portrayal of gay life in 1930s Berlin. Now streaming on FM+ with a 14-day trial: https://t.co/UbnMIq1nEF #cliveowen #mickjagger
Paperback, 2000
$16.99Member price:$16.14 + Free shipping5% off
Schachnovelle: Le Joueur d'Echecs
Stefan ZweigOpening at @QuadCinema on January 13th, Philipp Stölzl's adaptation of Stefan Zweig's influential final novella, CHESS STORY, "is one of the rare cases in which the film has not only managed to leave the original behind, but to surpass it." (@SZ) #stefanzweig #schachnovelle https://t.co/0D8W8hnUJn
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