The Close-up

Writer-director Bi Gan discusses his acclaimed follow up to KAILI BLUES, LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT, an immersive art-house sensation that broke box office records in China. The film premiered at last year’s New York Film Festival and it begins its official theatrical run this weekend. This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

French filmmaking pioneer Agnès Varda passed away last Friday at the age of 90. We were proud to welcome Varda here at the Film Society many times throughout her career. Back in 2017, she joined us for a special event during Rendez-Vous with French Cinema to reflect on her voluminous body of work, influences, and approach to filmmaking. The evening was moderated by critic Melissa Anderson. **This talk was previously published in episode #127** This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Chinonye Chukwu discusses her film CLEMENCY, this year’s Opening Night selection at New Directors/New Films. The festival runs March 27th through April 7th here at the Film Society of Lincoln Center and at MoMA. This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Esteemed critic and director of the New York Film Festival discusses his narrative debut DIANE, which opens March 31st. This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

During this year's "Rendez-Vous with French Cinema," a selection of French and American artists met to discuss a rapidly globalizing film community and the ethics of filming abroad. The discussion was moderated by our Deputy Director Eugene Hernandez and featured Eva Husson, Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, Brady Corbet, and Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire. This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Poet and novelist Russell Banks joins filmmaker Paul Schrader for a conversation about French cinema and adaptation. This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

German director Christian Petzold discusses his new film TRANSIT, which opens here at the Film Society on Friday March 1st. This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Alfonso Cuarón discusses ROMA at the 56th New York Film Festival. The film is nominated for ten Oscars at the 91st Academy Awards, airing this Sunday.

Director Jonas Åkerlund and Rory Culkin discuss their film LORDS OF CHAOS, which is now playing in select theaters. From Swedish music video and film director extraordinaire Jonas Åkerlund, LORDS OF CHAOS tells the story of the notorious rise and fall of Norwegian black-metal band Mayhem. The film had its New York premiere at the 11th edition of Scary Movies, the Film Society’s annual celebration of the horror genre.

Director László Nemes discusses his new film SUNSET at Opening Night of Film Comment Selects, the magazine’s festival of movies curated by its editors (February 6 - 10). This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke discusses his new film ASH IS PUREST WHITE at the 56th New York Film Festival. This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos talks about his new film THE FAVOURITE, which has been nominated for ten Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Errol Morris discusses his latest documentary AMERICAN DHARMA, about former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon, at the 56th New York Film Festival. This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

French filmmaker Claire Denis takes part in our On Cinema conversation, a tradition at the New York Film Festival in which one of the featured filmmakers joins NYFF director Kent Jones to discuss their cinematic influences. This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Willem Dafoe joined Kent Jones for an in-depth conversation at this year's New York Film Festival. The actor is in three movies currently playing in theaters: AT ETERNITY'S GATE, AQUAMAN, and VOX LUX. This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher discusses her new film HAPPY AS LAZZARO, which ranked #9 on Film Comment's end of the year critics poll, and is now playing on Netflix. This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Filmmaker Morgan Neville discusses his films WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR, about the life of Fred Rogers, and THEY'LL LOVE ME WHEN I'M DEAD, about the making of Orson Welles’s long-lost The Other Side of the Wind. The latter film premiered at this year's New York Film Festival and is now playing on Netflix. This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Legendary screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière and acclaimed director Julian Schnabel discuss AT ETERNITY'S GATE, which had its North American premiere at the 56th New York Film Festival and is now playing in theaters. This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Writer-director Barry Jenkins discusses IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK at the 56th New York Film Festival. This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Hear the director, writer, and stars of THE FAVOURITE discuss the film at this year's New York Film Festival, where it was the Opening Night selection. Director Yorgos Lanthimos joined writer Tony McNamara, and cast members Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Joe Alwyn, and Nicholas Hoult to discuss the film, which begins its official theatrical run this weekend.