Archival Treasures

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  • George C. Scott and Peter Sellers on DR. STRANGELOVE

    Filmed on the DR. STRANGELOVE set in 1963, these black-and-white interviews with actors George C. Scott and Peter Sellers were made by Columbia Pictures to promote the film.

  • Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda at Cannes

    This segment from the French television program “Pour le cinéma” shows actor-director-writer Dennis Hopper and actor Peter Fonda bringing EASY RIDER to the Cannes Film Festival. It was directed by Pierre Mignot and originally aired on May 22, 1969.

  • The World of Kazuo Miyagawa

    Renowned cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa collaborated with a number of great Japanese filmmakers, including Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, Kon Ichikawa, and Yasujiro Ozu. The following excerpts from the Japanese television documentary THE WORLD OF KAZUO MIYAGAWA explore Miyagawa and Kurosawa’s w...

  • Roberto Rossellini on ROME OPEN CITY

    The following introduction to ROME OPEN CITY by Roberto Rossellini was made for French television in 1963.

  • Marpessa Dawn on BLACK ORPHEUS

    This rare interview with Marpessa Dawn, who plays Eurydice in BLACK ORPHEUS, was recorded for the French television program “Nord actualités télé” and originally broadcast on March 20, 1963.

  • Once Upon a Time: ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER

    This fifty-two minute documentary from 2012 features interviews with director Pedro Almodóvar; actors Penélope Cruz, Marisa Paredes, Cecilia Roth, and Antonia San Juan; production manager Esther García, producer Agustín Almodóvar; and author Didier Eribon.

  • Twinning Effects: Hospital Hallway Shot

    The following footage shows the split screen, generated by the on-set video system for the most difficult of the motion-cointrol twinning setups: a reverse tracking shot of the twins walking toward the camera. Irons performs Beverly “live” on the left side of the monitor. His previously recorded ...

  • Cinema Redefined: Jacques Rivette's L'Amour fou Revisited

  • Oliver Reed on “The Merv Griffin Show”

    This episode of “The Merv Griffin Show” from April 25, 1980, features actor Oliver Reed, along with filmmaker Orson Welles and entertainer Charo. Reed shares various anecdotes as well as his thoughts on film acting.

  • Jacques Rivette: The Night Watchman

    In this program, the second episode of a two-part documentary directed by Claire Denis in 1994 for “Cinéma de notre temps,” Jacques Rivette discusses his cinematic philosophy and most important films with critic Serge Daney on a Parisian rooftop over the course of a single evening. Actor Bulle Og...

  • Julien Duvivier on PÉPÉ LE MOKO

    This interview with director Julien Duvivier, in which he discusses his career and PÉPÉ LE MOKO, was conducted for the French television program “Cinépanorama” in 1962.

  • Remembering Jean Gabin

    Presented here are excerpts from Creative Arts Television’s 1978 documentary REMEMBERING JEAN GABIN. Originally broadcast on the television program “Camera Three,” these clips feature filmmaking colleagues discussing the legendary actor and the impact of his role as Pépé in PÉPÉ LE MOKO.

  • Split Screen: S5-E4 Lars Von Trier is Dogmatic

    Adam and Jo’s stuffed animal take on THE ENGLISH PATIENT; a rare visit with brilliant and phobic director Lars von Trier; Amy Elliott and Lizzy Donius visit volcanologists in Hawaii who film lava; Northwestern Airlines indie movie channel. Original airdate 09/14/1998

  • Making HÔTEL DU NORD

    This program, aired by “Au cinéma ce soir” and directed by Solange Peter, was made to present HÔTEL DU NORD to audiences when that film aired on French television on April 7, 1972. It features interviews with director Marcel Carné, screenwriter Henri Jeanson, and actors Arletty and Jean-Pierre Au...

  • Jean Renoir, le patron: La règle et l’exception

    In 1966, Jacques Rivette produced three episodes for the French television series “Cinéastes de notre temps,” grouped under the title “Jean Renoir, le patron.” “La règle et l’exception,” which aired on February 8, 1967, is the second of the three. In it, Renoir discusses THE RULES OF THE GAME wit...

  • Marlon Riggs on POV

  • Vanilla Sex

    Directed by Cheryl Dunye • 1992 • United States
    Starring Cheryl Dunye

    The filmmaker muses on the slang term of the title: is it who you do, or what you do?

  • Chantal Akerman: On Filmmaking

    The following footage is excerpted from “Chantal Akerman par Chantal Akerman,” a 1997 episode of the French television program “Cinéma, de notre temps.”

  • MODERN TIMES Outtake: Crossing the Street

  • The Oshima Gang

    This behind-the-scenes featurette was produced in 1983 and includes interviews with MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE actors David Bowie and Tom Conti, author Laurens van der Post, director Nagisa Oshima, and producer Jeremy Thomas, among others.

  • Chris Marker on VERTIGO

    VERTIGO features prominently in director Chris Marker’s 1983 SANS SOLEIL, but Alfred Hitchcock’s film also exerts an influence on LA JETÉE, which Marker made twenty years earlier. This excerpt from the contemporary French television series “Court-circuit (le magazine)” explores Marker’s ongoing f...

  • Barbara Loden on “The Dick Cavett Show,” 1971

    This episode of “The Dick Cavett Show” features a guest appearance by director Barbara Loden promoting WANDA. It airead March 4, 1971.

  • Francesco Rosi on Gian Maria Volontè

    On April 4, 2014, critic and filmmaker Marco Spagnoli recorded the last on-camera interview given by director Francesco Rosi. In the following segments from the documentary Spagnoli created from that interview, Rosi discusses his collaboration with actor Gian Maria Volontè on CHRIST STOPPED AT EB...

  • Stefania Sandrelli DIVORCE ITALIAN STYLE Screen Test

    Presented here is rare footage of actor Stefania Sandrelli’s screen test for DIVORCE ITALIAN STYLE.