John Turturro’s Adventures in Moviegoing
18 Episodes
A virtuoso actor who brings an unpredictable edge to his always memorable performances for frequent collaborators like the Coen brothers and Spike Lee, John Turturro is also a fervent cinephile who became enamored with the golden-age Hollywood stars whose films he watched religiously on television while growing up in Queens. In this edition of Adventures In Moviegoing, he sits down with Criterion Collection curatorial director Ashley Clark to discuss a selection of the films that have marked his life, including those built around commanding, physical performances from favorite actors like Burt Lancaster (BRUTE FORCE), Marlon Brando (ON THE WATERFRONT), and Toshiro Mifune (SEVEN SAMURAI).
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John Turturro's Adventures in Moviegoing Teaser
Episode 1
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18:06Episode 2John Turturro in Conversation
Episode 2
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01:59Episode 3John Turturro on THE LADY EVE
Episode 3
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02:57Episode 4John Turturro on SEVEN SAMURAI
Episode 4
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3:27:09Episode 5Seven Samurai
Episode 5
Directed by Akira Kurosawa • 1954 • Japan
Starring Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko TsushimaOne of the most thrilling movie epics of all time, SEVEN SAMURAI (SHICHININ NO SAMURAI) tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous warriors to pro...
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02:36Episode 6John Turturro on ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS
Episode 6
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2:58:50Episode 7Rocco and His Brothers
Episode 7
Directed by Luchino Visconti • 1960 • Italy
Starring Alain Delon, Annie Girardot, Renato SalvatoriLooking for opportunity, five brothers move north with their mother to Milan. There, Simone and Rocco find fame, in the boxing ring, and love, in the same woman. Jealousy mounts, blood is shed, and...
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02:17Episode 8John Turturro on BRUTE FORCE
Episode 8
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1:40:54Episode 9Brute Force
Episode 9
Directed by Jules Dassin • 1947 • United States
Starring Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles BickfordAs hard-hitting as its title, BRUTE FORCE was the first of Jules Dassin’s forays into the crime genre, a prison melodrama that takes a critical look at American society as well. Burt Lancaster ...
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03:26Episode 10John Turturro on DIVORCE ITALIAN STYLE
Episode 10
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1:44:52Episode 11Divorce Italian Style
Episode 11
Directed by Pietro Germi • 1961 • Italy
Starring Marcello Mastroianni, Stefania Sandrelli, Daniela RoccaBaron Ferdinando Cefalù (Marcello Mastroianni) longs to marry his nubile young cousin Angela (Stefania Sandrelli), but one obstacle stands in his way: his fatuous and fawning wife, Rosalia (D...
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03:15Episode 12John Turturro on WILD STRAWBERRIES
Episode 12
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1:32:25Episode 13Wild Strawberries
Episode 13
Directed by Ingmar Bergman • 1957 • Sweden
Starring Victor Sjöström, Bibi Andersson, Ingrid ThulinTraveling to accept an honorary degree, Professor Isak Borg—masterfully played by the veteran filmmaker and actor Victor Sjöström—is forced to face his past, come to terms with his faults, and make...
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03:29Episode 14John Turturro on CHRIST STOPPED AT EBOLI
Episode 14
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1:01:57Episode 15CHRIST STOPPED AT EBOLI: Episode 1
Episode 15
Directed by Francesco Rosi • 1979 • Italy
Starring Gian Maria Volontè, Paolo Bonacelli, Alain CunyAn elegy of exile and an epic immersion in the world of rural Italy during the regime of Benito Mussolini, Francesco Rosi’s sublime adaptation of the memoirs of the painter, physician, and politica...
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55:55Episode 16CHRIST STOPPED AT EBOLI: Episode 2
Episode 16
Directed by Francesco Rosi • 1979 • Italy
Starring Gian Maria Volontè, Paolo Bonacelli, Alain CunyAn elegy of exile and an epic immersion in the world of rural Italy during the regime of Benito Mussolini, Francesco Rosi’s sublime adaptation of the memoirs of the painter, physician, and politica...
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51:00Episode 17CHRIST STOPPED AT EBOLI: Episode 3
Episode 17
Directed by Francesco Rosi • 1979 • Italy
Starring Gian Maria Volontè, Paolo Bonacelli, Alain CunyAn elegy of exile and an epic immersion in the world of rural Italy during the regime of Benito Mussolini, Francesco Rosi’s sublime adaptation of the memoirs of the painter, physician, and politica...
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53:43Episode 18CHRIST STOPPED AT EBOLI: Episode 4
Episode 18
Directed by Francesco Rosi • 1979 • Italy
Starring Gian Maria Volontè, Paolo Bonacelli, Alain CunyAn elegy of exile and an epic immersion in the world of rural Italy during the regime of Benito Mussolini, Francesco Rosi’s sublime adaptation of the memoirs of the painter, physician, and politica...
