Andrei Tarkovsky's second feature offers an episodic, largely invented look at the life of a 15th century icon creator amidst an unsparing depiction of the oft brutal world in which he lived.
A married couple's trip to Naples leads to some unexpected realizations in a Roberto Rossellini film starring George Sanders and Ingrid Bergman.
Hayao Miyazaki's second film on the list after 'Spirited Away' is the ideal gateway into his work for the younger set. Or anyone else, for that matter.
Michelangelo Antonioni's 1960 breakthrough earned jeers and praise in its day. It's lost none of its power to unsettle.
Kenji Mizoguchi's heartbreaking masterpiece about a family torn apart in feudal Japan appeals to our humanity in the face of tyranny and evil.
The first of two Hiyao Miyazaki films on the Sight & Sound list visits a bathhouse for spirits that operates on its own mesmerizing dream logic.