New on the Current: Volker Schlöndorff remembers Bertrand Tavernier and Thomas Vinterberg pays tribute to Ingmar Bergman

Plus: a tour of Jules Dassin's New York, COLD WAR's rock-and-roll interlude, and more.

The Current HIGHLIGHTS APRIL 11, 2021 A roundup of recent articles from Criterion's online magazine. Happy reading!

Champion of the Art In Memory of Bertrand Tavernier. Cinema lost one of its guiding lights last month. But as the director's longtime friend explains, the legacy of his filmmaking and advocacy for underappreciated auteurs will endure. By Volker Schlöndorff READ MORE Tavernier reflected on the deep influence Jean-Pierre Melville had on his work in a personal essay written for the Current in 2019.

Dinner at the Ekdahls' An Ode to Familial Bliss in Fanny and Alexander. The Oscar-nominated director of Another Round shares what he learned about human behavior from a sequence in Ingmar Bergman's 1982 masterpiece. By Thomas Vinterberg READ MORE Lulu Wang, Ari Aster, Jia Zhangke, Angela Schanelec, and other great filmmakers have explored their favorite movie moments in previous entries of our One Scene series.

Jules Dassin's New York Mapping The Naked City with Bruce Goldstein. The beloved Film Forum repertory program director details the painstaking research that went into his new documentary about Dassin's Manhattan-set noir classic. By Michael Sragow WATCH Goldstein's Uncovering "The Naked City" is now playing on the Criterion Channel alongside Dassin's film. The Past Becomes the Future Larry Achiampong's Haunted Sci-Fi Journeys. In a new interview, the British Ghanaian artist discusses his suite of four short films, which imagine a time when Africa has ascended to prosperity but continues to grapple with the remnants of colonial history. By Ashley Clark WATCH Achiampong's The Relic Quadrilogy is now playing on the Criterion Channel. Sonic Boom Cold War Envisions the Rise of Rock and Roll. The latest entry in our Songbook series spotlights Bill Haley and His Comets' generation-defining hit "Rock Around the Clock," which comes through like a seismic force in Paweł Pawlikowski's meticulously crafted romance. By Lindsay Zoladz WATCH In a clip from an interview on our edition of Cold War, Pawlikowski explains the autobiographical inspiration behind the movie.

OLDIE BUT GOODIE "He is the purest kind of romantic, one who believes in the absolute supremacy of love." —Farran Smith Nehme on Frank Borzage, whose sublime History Is Made at Night comes out in a new edition next week

THE DAILY Amos Vogel's Centenary Saluting the Groundbreaking Programmer. The Austrian Film Museum has organized a tribute that aims to summon his adventurous spirit. READ MORE David Hudson has the scoop on new projects from some of the world's most exciting directors.

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