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Film Movement Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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18 books
Book Cover for: Cinema: The Archaeology of Film and the Memory of a Century, Jean-Luc Godard

Cinema: The Archaeology of Film and the Memory of a Century

Jean-Luc Godard
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Jean-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)
Book Cover for: Electric Shadow, Heidi Williamson

Electric Shadow

Heidi Williamson
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This 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
Book Cover for: The Marquise of O-, Heinrich Von Kleist

The Marquise of O-

Heinrich Von Kleist
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Oktoberfest! 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
Book Cover for: A Bag of Marbles, Joseph Joffo

A Bag of Marbles

Joseph Joffo
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Now 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
Book Cover for: The Best Intentions, Ingmar Bergman

The Best Intentions

Ingmar Bergman
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Wishing 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
Book Cover for: Now Streaming, Ayla Chandler

Now Streaming

Ayla Chandler
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NOW 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
Book Cover for: The Great Beau, O'Neil De Noux

The Great Beau

O'Neil De Noux
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January 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
Book Cover for: The Lost Daughter, Elena Ferrante

The Lost Daughter

Elena Ferrante
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Enjoyed 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
Book Cover for: Bent: The Play, Martin Sherman

Bent: The Play

Martin Sherman
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Adapted 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
Book Cover for: Schachnovelle: Le Joueur d'Echecs, Stefan Zweig

Schachnovelle: Le Joueur d'Echecs

Stefan Zweig
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Opening 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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