Film: Muriel

Tickets: $8 

1963; directed by Alain Resnais; screenplay by Jean Cayrol; with Delphine Seyrig

In this intimate, fragmented narrative set in the coastal town of Boulogne, the characters are haunted by memories of the Algerian War, including the torture and death of the titular character. Often considered Resnais’s masterpiece, it has a haunting original score by the major German composer Hans Werner Henze and outstanding cinematography by the celebrated Sacha Vierny. French (subtitled). 115 minutes.