The Gentleman's Canon
The films a Continental Man should have seen — chosen for character, atmosphere and craft, not because a critic once called them important.
Film · 1999The Talented Mr. Ripley
The most beautiful film ever made about wanting to be somebody else.
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Film · 1942Casablanca
A timeless exploration of duty, romance, and sacrifice amidst the tumult of war, where choices resonate long after the final fade.
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Film · 1967The Graduate
A young man adrift in post-collegiate ennui finds himself entangled with an older woman, setting the stage for a comedic and poignant exploration of ambition and disillusionment.
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Film · 1963Charade
A playful thriller set in the heart of Paris, where a widow uncovers her late husband’s mysterious past, and a charming stranger may or may not be her salvation.
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Film · 1974The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Jazz Age tragedy, rendered with a meticulous eye for the opulence and underlying melancholy of 1920s Long Island.
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Television · 1981Brideshead Revisited
Eleven hours of Oxford, Venice, faith and regret. Take your time.
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Film · 1987The Last Emperor
Bernardo Bertolucci’s epic chronicle of Pu Yi, China’s last emperor, presents a life shaped by ritual and the inexorable march of history, all rendered with an unparalleled visual grandeur.
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Film · 2013Rush
James Hunt and Niki Lauda: A Riveting Study in Contrasting Ambition and Artistry on the Formula 1 Circuit.
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Film · 1968The Swimmer
A man’s poolside odyssey through suburban America reveals the hollowed core of a once-golden life.
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Film · 1975The Man Who Would Be King
Ambition, empire and two magnificent scoundrels.
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Film · 1950Sunset Boulevard
A cautionary tale of Hollywood illusion and delusion, narrated by a man already lost to its machinations.
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Film · 1979Manhattan
A black-and-white ode to New York City and the complexities of human connection, set to a timeless Gershwin score.
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