The Archive is a collection of cinephile-friendly findings around the web, including rare or never-before-seen photos, interviews, footage or any other bits related to classic or independent cinema. If you have any suggestions, feel free to e-mail in or tweet to @TheFilmStage. Check out the rundown below.
Above, a photo of Jean-Luc Godard on the set of Pierrot le Fou and below, a trailer for Rialto Pictures’ re-issue of his Le Petit Soldat. [The Criterion Cast]
Happy birthday to Douglas Sirk! Watch a video of him discussing what makes a bad film below and above, a photo with his stars on the set of his classic All That Heaven Allows.
Watch an unaired 1971 interview with Woody Allen, in which all of his answers were lies. [Open Culture]
A photo of extras on the set of Stanley Kubrick‘s Spartacus.
The Cinema Guild has acquired Dominique Benicheti‘s lost masterpiece Cousin Jules for a theatrical release this year. [Blu-ray.com]
Happy birthday to Jean Vigo! See him on set above and watch François Truffaut discuss seeing his classic L’Atalante for the first time.
A series of photos of classic cinematic pairings, including Monica Vitti and Michelangelo Antonioni, pictured below. [The Red List]
Watch the 1.5 hour documentary Cinematography Style featuring 110 of the world’s top talents. [Cinephilia & Beyond]
A photo of Abbas Kiarostami on the Tehran set of Taste of Cherry. [mizoguchi]
Watch Martin Scorsese discuss the restoration of Laurence Olivier‘s Richard III for The Criterion Collection.
New York City’s 2013 Rooftop Films series includes Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Frances Ha, Short Term 12 and more. [Rooftop Films]
Watch hand-colored clips from Georges Méliès‘ A Trip to the Moon.
Martin Scorsese‘s The King of Comedy arrives on Blu-ray on October 29th. [Blu-ray.com]
Reiner Riedler‘s series “The Unseen Seen” of film reels of famous movies. [Photography.at]
Watch Nelson Carvajal‘s new video essay on Wong Kar-wai.
A poster for the theatrical re-release of Roberto Rossellini‘s restored Journey to Italy. [Janus Films]
See more from The Archive here and feel free to e-mail or tweet to @TheFilmStage for submissions.