film archive

The Ritual. Review by Alan Price. The Ritual was the 1977 debut feature of Indian director Girish Kasaravalli.  For many years it was very difficult to see in the West.  Now thanks to the Film Heritage Foundation it’s been beautifully restored.

Rocco and his Brothers. Review by Alan Price. The rupture of the family is a persistent theme in Visconti’s films.  It has been called disintegration but that sounds a bit too final for me, especially in relation to Rocco and his Brothers.

The Worlds of Lucille Hadzihalilovic. Review by Alan Price. Over a period of 21 years Lucille Hadzihalilovic has produced a highly original body of work.  4 feature films and a handful of shorts that have challenged our view of the relationship between children / adolescents socially controlled by adults.