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The filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt has earned a strong critical reputation for his filmsHuman RemainsandThe Smell of Burning Ants. But not many outside the art film world know who he is. (Originally aired: April 25, 2002)

Kurt Andersen and the film director Alexander Payne talk about art that’s rooted in specific places.Payne is originally from Omaha, Nebraska, and has set three of his films there: Citizen Ruth, Election, and his latest, About Schmidt, which stars Jack Nicholson, opens this week.

In Chen Kaige’s new feature film, a father brings his son from a provincial town to Beijing, determined to find a music teacher who can grow the boy into a world-class violinist. Kaige is best known for directing Farewell My Concubine, a sweeping historical epic. In contrast, Together is set in the present and brings […]

We also had the privilege to hear from the legendary director Claude Chabrol, a founder of the French New Wave. Mr. Chabrol shared his feelings of respect, and of wariness, for American culture. Audio coming soon.