Directed by John Ford • 1956 • United States
Starring John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles
A towering work of Hollywood mythmaking, John Ford’s masterpiece represents both the apex of the classical Hollywood western and the blueprint for the troubling moral complexity of the genre revisionism that would follow it. In his defining role, John Wayne stars as Ethan Edwards, an embittered Civil War veteran who returns to Texas and discovers that Comanches have killed his family and kidnapped his nieces. Along with Martin Pawley (Jeffrey Hunter), who was adopted by the Edwardses after his own parents were killed by Comanches, Ethan sets out to find his surviving niece (Natalie Wood) on a quest that will take him through the psychologically charged landscapes of Ford’s beloved Monument Valley and into the darkest recesses of the soul.
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The Darjeeling Limited
Directed by Wes Anderson • 2007 • United States
Starring Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason SchwartzmanIn director Wes Anderson’s THE DARJEELING LIMITED, three estranged brothers reunite for a meticulously planned, soul-searching train voyage across India one year after the death of their father....
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Sullivan’s Travels
Directed by Preston Sturges • 1941 • United States
Starring Joel McCrea, Veronica LakeTired of churning out lightweight comedies, Hollywood director John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea) decides to make O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?—a serious, socially responsible film about human suffering. After his pr...
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Walkabout
Directed by Nicolas Roeg • 1971 • Australia
A young sister (Jenny Agutter) and brother (Luc Roeg) are abandoned in the harsh Australian outback and must learn to cope in the natural world, without their usual comforts, in this hypnotic masterpiece from Nicolas Roeg. Along the way, they meet a yo...
