Adam Gopnik’s Adventures in Moviegoing
17 Episodes
The author and longtime “New Yorker” contributor sat down with Antonio Monda to share some of his favorite films, including THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG and ORPHEUS.
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25:48Episode 1
Adam Gopnik in Conversation
Episode 1
The author of “At the Strangers’ Gate” on a lifetime of moviegoing
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02:02Episode 2
Adam Gopnik on CITY LIGHTS
Episode 2
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1:26:45Episode 3
City Lights
Episode 3
Directed by Charles Chaplin • 1931 • United States
Starring Charles Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Harry MyersCITY LIGHTS, the most cherished film by Charlie Chaplin, is also his ultimate Little Tramp chronicle. The writer-director-star achieved new levels of grace, in both physical comedy and dra...
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02:32Episode 4
Adam Gopnik on L’ATALANTE
Episode 4
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1:28:39Episode 5
L’Atalante
Episode 5
Directed by Jean Vigo • 1934 • France
In Jean Vigo's hands, an unassuming tale of conjugal love becomes an achingly romantic reverie of desire and hope. Jean (Jean Dasté), a barge captain, marries Juliette (Dita Parlo), an innocent country girl, and the two climb aboard Jean's boat, the L'Atalan...
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01:46Episode 6
Adam Gopnik on GRAND ILLUSION
Episode 6
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1:53:36Episode 7
Grand Illusion
Episode 7
Directed by Jean Renoir • 1937 • France
Starring Jean Gabin, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von StroheimOne of the very first prison escape movies, GRAND ILLUSION is hailed as one of the greatest films ever made. Jean Renoir’s antiwar masterpiece stars Jean Gabin and Pierre Fresnay as French soldiers he...
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02:41Episode 8
Adam Gopnik on BICYCLE THIEVES
Episode 8
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1:29:23Episode 9
Bicycle Thieves
Episode 9
Directed by Vittorio De Sica • 1948 • Italy
Starring Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella CarellHailed around the world as one of the greatest movies ever made, the Academy Award-winning BICYCLE THIEVES, directed by Vittorio De Sica, defined an era in cinema. In poverty-stricken postwar ...
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03:00Episode 10
Adam Gopnik on ORPHEUS
Episode 10
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Orpheus
Episode 11
Directed by Jean Cocteau • 1950 • France
Starring Jean Marais, Marie Déa, Maria CasarèsJean Cocteau’s update of the Orpheus myth depicts a famous poet (Jean Marais), scorned by the Left Bank youth, and his love for both his wife, Eurydice (Marie Déa), and a mysterious princess (Maria Casarès). ...
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02:23Episode 12
Adam Gopnik on A HARD DAY’S NIGHT
Episode 12
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1:27:38Episode 13
A Hard Day’s Night
Episode 13
Directed by Richard Lester • 1964 • United Kingdom
Meet the Beatles! Just one month after they exploded onto the U.S. scene with their Ed Sullivan Show appearance, John, Paul, George, and Ringo began working on a project that would bring their revolutionary talent to the big screen. A HARD DAY’S...
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02:25Episode 14
Adam Gopnik on THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG
Episode 14
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1:32:08Episode 15
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Episode 15
Directed by Jacques Demy • 1964 • France
Starring Catherine Deneuve, Nino CastelnuovoThe angelically beautiful Catherine Deneuve was launched to stardom by this dazzling musical heart-tugger from Jacques Demy. She plays an umbrella-shop owner’s delicate daughter, glowing with first love for a h...
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02:08Episode 16
Adam Gopnik on CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT
Episode 16
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1:56:20Episode 17
Chimes at Midnight
Episode 17
Directed by Orson Welles • 1966 • Spain, Switzerland
Starring Orson Welles, Keith Baxter, Jeanne MoreauThe crowning achievement of Orson Welles’s extraordinary cinematic career, CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT was the culmination of the filmmaker’s lifelong obsession with Shakespeare’s ultimate rapscallion,...