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American director and producer (1926 to 2024) of low-budget independent films, including the Poe cycle, who gave early work to Coppola, Scorsese, Nicholson and many others.
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RashomonOther Akira Kurosawa
Not only filled with fantastic acting, tremendous cinematography, and a haunting soundtrack, Rashomon attempts what great films always strive for—to express an inexpressible
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Roger Corman, the entry for Rashomon.
2013-07-30·criterion.com ↗
Paths of GloryOther Stanley Kubrick
But there is a unique quality of Paths of Glory that speaks not only about the power of war films as antiwar vehicles but also about the issue of war in general.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Roger Corman, the entry for Paths of Glory.
2013-07-30·criterion.com ↗
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