Discover filmmaker Mikio Naruse at BAMPFA retrospective
Mikio Naruse captured the massive transformations of Japanese society during and after World War II in nearly 100 films, primarily focusing on the working class.
A Guide to the Icy, Confrontational Cinema of Michael Haneke
Michael Haneke's films explore the unsettling relationship between human behavior and societal malaise, revealing deep themes of violence and emotional pain.
Screen Grabs: O say can you see? Frederick Wiseman and 'The Encampments' turn gaze to U.S. injustice - 48 hills
"Wiseman's early works set a template for documentary filmmaking by avoiding conventional narrative structures, instead focusing on raw observation of real life, which proved deeply influential in reforming institutions."