Rider DVD Asian 'Notes on the Cinematograph' by

'Notes on the Cinematograph' by Robert Bresson (nyrb paperback)

Recommended for senior cycle students

Recommended for secondary school students of French

'The Rider' Director: Chloe Zhao (2018)

'Portrait of a Lady on Fire'  Director: Celine Sciamma (2020)  French w/ English subtitles   includes director & cast commentary

Rider DVD Asian 'Notes on the Cinematograph' by'The Rider' Director: Chloe Zhao (2018) Sensitively made film which uses non professional actors drawing on their experiences to form the characters and story. A young rodeo rider who has suffered a serious injury aspires to get back in the ring despite all the physical signs telling him that his time has passed. Those around him, in different ways, due to class and geography also live precarious lives. We see, in beautifully filmed scenes, how his