Philip French's DVD club
The venerable Observer film critic picks the DVDs your collection shouldn't be without
Alan Bennett at the BBC
A four-disc collection of Alan Bennett's writing for the BBC contains some of his finest work, says Philip French
The Holly and the Ivy
The Holly and the Ivy DVD reviewed by Philip French
Amsterdamned
Amsterdamned DVD reviewed by Philip French
La tête contre les murs
A masterpiece linking traditional French cinema and the emerging Nouvelle Vague, writes Philip French
Time Regained
An elegant, visually dazzling fantasia of a film, triumphantly combining realism and surrealism, writes Philip French
Tony Richardson Classics: Look Back in Anger/ Mademoiselle/ Joseph Andrews
Tony Richardson is in need of reappraisal, from kitchen sink, high art drama to costume romp, says Philip French
Nous ne vieillirons pas ensemble/ Passe ton bac d'abord
Maurice Pialat is rightly remembered as one of France's most admired and uncompromising auteurs, writes Philip French
Philip French's DVD club: Room at the Top
Philip French's classic DVD- Room at the Top: a milestone in the history of British cinema, says Philip French
Philip French's DVD club: L'Argent
Philip French's classic DVD: L'Argent
Notable for its camera work, forceful acting and magnificent Modernist sets, says Philip French
Addressing the Nation: The GPO Film Unit Collection Vol 1
Philip French's classic DVD: Adressing the Nation
All are of interest to social and cultural historians and several are masterworks, says Philip French
Lawrence of Arabia
No 100: Lawrence of Arabia
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Nosferatu
Philip French's DVD club: Nosferatu still combines a powerful dramatic punch with considerable visual grace. There's nothing remotely naive about this film
The Night of the Hunter
The movie is a terrifying gothic thriller and a religious allegory, featuring Mitchum's greatest, most detailed performance as the embodiment of evil, with Gish as the glowing representative of goodness and love
Theorem
The son of a fascist army officer, Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-75) was one of the most extraordinary people ever to get behind a camera
The Tree of Wooden Clogs
No 93: The Tree of Wooden Clogs
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