Up Next in Michael Cunningham’s Adventures in Moviegoing

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  Knife in the Water

  Knife in the Water

  Directed by Roman Polanski • 1962 • Poland
  Starring Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka, Zygmunt Malanowicz

  Roman Polanski’s first feature is a brilliant psychological thriller that many critics still consider among his greatest work. The story is simple, yet the implications of its characters’ emotio...

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  Michael Cunningham on 8½

  Michael Cunningham on 8½

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  8½

  8½

  Directed by Federico Fellini • 1963 • Italy

  Marcello Mastroianni plays Guido Anselmi, a director whose new project is collapsing around him, along with his life. One of the greatest films about film ever made, Federico Fellini's 8 1/2 (Otto e mezzo) turns one man's artistic crisis into a grand e...