About this episode

David Sterritt discusses various films including 'The Samurai and the Prisoner', 'The Rivals of Amziah King', and 'Rose of Nevada'.

David Sterritt is a film critic, author, teacher and scholar. He is most notable for his work on Alfred Hitchcock and Jean-Luc Godard, and his many years as the Film Critic for The Christian Science Monitor, where, from 1968 until... Read More ›

People in this episode

Host: David Sterritt

Topics covered

• film criticism
• Alfred Hitchcock
• Jean-Luc Godard
• cinema analysis
• cultural commentary

Keywords

• David Sterritt
• film critic
• Alfred Hitchcock
• Jean-Luc Godard
• film analysis
• cinema
• movie reviews

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Samurai and the Prisoner, The Rivals of Amziah King, Rose of Nevada

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