Beyond Hollywood: World Cinema Landmarks

Classic cinema is bigger than Hollywood. Japan gave the world Kurosawa and Ozu, Italy gave De Sica and Fellini, Sweden gave Bergman, France gave the New Wave of Godard and Truffaut, and India gave Satyajit Ray.

Rashomon won at Venice in 1951 and opened the festival circuit as a gateway for decades of masterpieces. Watching world classics rewards patience: different rhythms, different storytelling values, and the discovery that human feeling needs no translation..