Janus Films

Janus Films is a U.S.-based film distribution company that has played a key role in introducing international arthouse films to American audiences. The company has been responsible for bringing major works of world cinema to the U.S., including films by directors such as Michelangelo Antonioni and Akira Kurosawa. Notable filmmakers whose work has been distributed by Janus Films include Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini, and François Truffaut, among others. The company's early growth was significantly influenced by Bergman's film *The Seventh Seal*. Janus Films has helped foster the popularity of international cinema in the U.S., distributing films by directors such as Yasujirō Ozu, Robert Bresson, and Andrei Tarkovsky.