Sebastian Meise's masterpiece of restraint, Great Freedom, opens with a series of police surveillance footage of a men's public toilet, where Hans Hoffmann (Franz Rogowski) is caught on camera engaging in various sex acts with other men. Cut to a courtroom where the footage is being shown as evidence, with Hans in the dock, leading... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Jeffrey Friedman on his Oscar-winning decades-long filmmaking partnership with Rob Epstein
This Pride Month the Criterion Channel is showcasing the Oscar-winning work of filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman with the eight film collection, Pride and Protest. In 1977, Friedman, who was working as an assistant editor in New York, was struck by the power of queer filmmakers putting queer lives on screen when he encountered... Continue Reading →