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Phillip Lopate fell hard for the movies as an
adolescent. As he matured into an acclaimed
critic and essayist, his infatuation deepened into a
lifelong passion. My Affair with Art House Cinema
presents Lopate's selected essays and reviews
from the last quarter century, inviting readers to
experience films he found exhilarating, tantalizing,
and beguiling and sometimes disappointing or
frustrating through his keen eyes.
In an essayist's sinuous prose style, Lopate captures
the formal mastery, artistic imagination, and emotional intensity of art house essentials like Yasujiro
Ozu's Late Spring, David Lynch's Mulholland
Drive, and Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris, as well as
works by contemporary filmmakers such as Maren
Ade, Hong Sang-soo, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Christian
Petzold, Paolo Sorrentino, and Jafar Panahi. Essays
explore Chantal Akerman's rigorous honesty,
Ingmar Bergman's intimacy, Abbas Kiarostami's
playfulness, Kenji Mizoguchi's visual style, and
Frederick Wiseman's vision of the human condition.
Lopate also reflects on the work of fellow critics,
including Roger Ebert, Pauline Kael, and Jonathan
Rosenbaum. His considered, at times contrarian
critiques and celebrations will inspire readers to
watch or rewatch these films. Above all, this book
showcases Lopate's passionate advocacy for not only
particular films and directors but also the joys and
value of a filmgoing culture.