Cahiers du cinéma No. 156 - June 1964

This issue of Cahiers du Cinéma features a new interview with Fritz Lang, delving into his views on filmmaking as a vice and exploring his thoughts on the creative process. It also contains an analysis of the 1964 Cannes Film Festival, critiquing both the films shown and the festival itself, while highlighting the importance of films that would not be seen without Cannes. There's an interview with Claude Lévi-Strauss, whose perspective on film aesthetics, production, and reception, and critique of the medium offers a counterpoint to film criticism. The magazine discusses the films of director Ingmar Bergman, particularly The Silence and The Communiants, in an anonymous feature that focuses on their themes and how they resonate or don’t with audiences. It offers the usual film reviews, as well as a “Petit Journal du Cinema” that briefly analyzes a number of other film related topics.