Tony Rayns Movies

Interview with Tony Rayns

Home movies shot on Super 8mm by W+B Hein over 10 years.

Two women are bound for the same plane, one of whom makes the flight while the other does not. In a cruel twist of fate, the plane crashes, killing ev...

An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film argues has been more frankly and provocatively explor...

With Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that country set out to establish a cultural identity through cin...

An appreciation of the 1999 film 'Audition' by Japanese cinema historian Tony Rayns.

Film critic Tony Rayns interviews Lino Brocka and other prominent Filipino filmmakers.

Prominent film critic Tony Rayns has long been a supporter of Korean cinema. This film illustrates Rayns’ affection for Korean cinema through intervie...

While attending a screening of his film at the London Film Festival, a Japanese man tries to track down a woman from his past after receiving a myster...

Documentary about the making of Derek Jarman's 1979 film "Jubilee".

After the film screening, five people hold a meeting. Director Jeong asserts that a film should move the heart. Actress Soo-yeon emphasizes on the mes...

A Personal Essay on Cinema in Korea by Jang Sun-Woo

Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences, a documentary looking at the samurai traditions and films that helped shape Kurosawa's masterpiece

Tony Rayns presents the work of the 'Fifth Generation' and other innovative filmmakers who emerged during the 1980s in China.

History of filmmaking in China from its beginnings in the 1920s to 1982, featuring Shanghai cinema of 1930s; the progressive filmmakers; the organisat...

In this interview, conducted in 2013, Asian-film critic Tony Rayns offers his thoughts on the popularity of the ZATOICHI series, its main character, a...

Asian cinema expert Tony Ryans discusses Kurosawa’s career and influence.

New video interview with film critic Tony Rayns

A BBC Arena profile of the Director from the time of the release of his film, The Garden, featuring interviews with Jarman, his collaborators and frie...