Criterion Cast: The Eclipse Viewer

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David and Trevor conclude their series of World War II era films with a conversation about a French director whose films have fallen into undeserved obscurity.

David and Trevor discuss four wartime movies that launched the career of one of cinema's most accomplished directors.

David and Trevor discuss the newest addition to the Eclipse Series, five films that launched the career of a great, but under-appreciated, Japanese filmmaker.

David and Trevor are joined by guest Mark Hurne to discuss two monumental French epics from the early 1930s.

David and Trevor savor a sampling of the work of this prolific and consummate French auteur.

David and Trevor examine the strange detour taken in the late 1960s by one of Japan's most venerable and prestigious movie studios.

David and Trevor spend an enjoyable hour talking with the lead essay writer for the Eclipse Series.

David and Trevor delve into the dry, dusty and didactic worlds that Roberto Rossellini created in the final phase of his illustrious career.

David and Trevor discuss four films of the 1930s by a highly prolific and all-but-forgotten master of Japanese cinema.