Criterion Closet

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The Criterion Closet is a film closet owned and stocked by The Criterion Collection, a home video distribution company based in New York City with a specific emphasis on licensing, restoring, and distributing "important classic and contemporary films." [1] [2] Located in their office, the film closet contains every title distributed by Criterion, totaling over 1,700 films. [3] According to The New York Times , it was formerly a "disused bathroom" before being re-tooled to a film closet. [2]

Contents

In 2010, director Guillermo del Toro visited the Criterion office, during which he was filmed making his selections from the Criterion Closet; there, he made picks such as The Red Shoes by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, Crumb by Terry Zwigoff, and Paths of Glory by Stanley Kubrick. Since then, Criterion has filmed over two hundred individuals visiting and making their own selections from the Criterion Closet in a video series called Closet Picks; past visitors have included Bill Hader, Martin Scorsese, Park Chan-wook, Cate Blanchett, Bong Joon-ho, Ayo Edebiri, and many others. [4]

In 2024, for the company's 40th anniversary, Criterion built a replica of the Criterion Closet inside of a van. The van's debut at the New York Film Festival during weekends in September and October was highly attended, with some visitors waiting as long as 10 hours in line to get inside of the van and purchase Criterion titles. Additionally for its 40th anniversary, Criterion released Criterion Collection 40, a box set of the most-selected films from the Closet Picks series. [5]

Mobile closet

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The Criterion Mobile Closet on the road

In 2024, the year of the company's 40th anniversary, Criterion announced that they had built a replica of their film closet in an 18-foot van that would then be taken on a road trip all throughout the United States. [6] Regarding the van's construction, Criterion President Peter Becker stated: "We had a big learning curve. From choosing a truck to designing the experience, [we made sure that it] wouldn't just be fun for the few minutes you're inside the truck but fun for the people outside, too." In addition to its replica closet, the van also has a screen constantly streaming Closet Picks videos. [7]

During the van's road trip, guests could step inside, take merchandise like a tote bag and "printed pocket guide," and make Closet Picks of their own. Reservations were not needed; each guest was allowed a maximum of three minutes inside. The van's selection included "every in-print edition from the Criterion Collection, including box sets, as well as all in-print releases from our Eclipse and Janus Contemporaries lines," and all titles were on sale for a 40% discount; guests could buy a maximum of three. Upon the conclusion of their visit, guests had a photograph taken of them with their Closet Pick. [8]

The road trip began at the Lincoln Center in Manhattan during the 62nd installment of the New York Film Festival from September 28–29 and October 5–6. [1] [9] [10] The van's New York City stop was densely packed according to Esquire: "Even though the weather was unforgiving, a staggeringly long line wrapped around the block, where fans had been waiting since 7:00 a.m. for a three-minute-long window to shop the movie lover's paradise." [7] Annie Aguiar, writing for the The New York Times , also reported waiting three hours and spoke with visitors who waited upwards of 10 hours in line, amid rainy weather, to make a Closet Pick; according to Aguiar, approximately 900 visitors came to the van during its two weekends in New York City. [5] [11] Some visitors camped out with folding chairs, as well as books and games, to mitigate their waiting times; The Cut, in their coverage of the New York Film Festival, captured a photo series of those in line. [12] [13] Afterward, the van embarked on a nationwide tour. [14]

Criterion Collection 40

Also in celebration of Criterion's 40th anniversary, the Criterion Collection 40 box set (abbreviated to CC40) was announced in the summer of 2024 which consists of 40 "of the films most frequently selected from the closet" and includes "all of the special features from their stand-alone editions" as well as a series of essays. [15] It was released on November 19 for $799.95. [16] [17]

Titles [18]

Closet Picks (2010–2019)

The Closet Picks video series began in 2010 when a Criterion staff member requested to take a picture of del Toro for their Facebook page during his visit to the Criterion office. Afterward, it was agreed that Criterion could film del Toro as he selected discs from the Criterion Closet. The "grainy, lo-fi video" was filmed on an iPhone. [4]

Henceforth, Criterion began to record over two hundred filmmakers, actors, writers, journalists, and other notable individuals in their excursions to the Criterion Closet where they have selected their favorite and/or personally noteworthy Criterion titles. [1] Since its inception in 2010, it "has grown from a more insular, cinephile-first cult favorite to a more mass phenomenon" drawing the likes of well-established names like Agnès Varda along with more modern filmmakers like Ryusuke Hamaguchi. Closet Picks production is handled by Criterion social media director Hillary Weston and Valeria Rotella; a mounted video records each guest during their Closet Picks video while Weston and Rotella are "standing outside of view while still in the closet." [4]

Regarding the video series, Becker stated, "The idea was, everybody is equally expert in their own taste, right?... So we want people to feel like, you don't have to be a film professional—or a knowledgeable film person—to have taste, have interest, have a curiosity about movies, have memories, have experiences that shaped you, that happened to you in a movie theater." According to Becker, allowing guests to peruse and select from the Criterion Closet has become an established ritual of the Criterion offices: "It was really just an organic part of anybody's visit. It was just being polite, It was a gesture of hospitality." Filipino filmmaker Lino Brocka stated: "I'd like to think that, between being invited to do a Criterion Top 10 and the Closet, it certainly added a patina of legitimacy as a cinephilic filmmaker or at least a lover of cinema." [4]

All dates are drawn from the closet picks database. [19]

2010

Guillermo del Toro (September 22, 2010)

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Guillermo del Toro

Criterion citation: "In the very first entry in our Closet Picks series, shot in 2010, the director of Pan's Labyrinth selects favorite films by Stanley Donen, Terrence Malick, and Ingmar Bergman." [20]

FilmDirectorRef
The Red Shoes Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger [20]
The 400 Blows François Truffaut
Charade Stanley Donen
Crumb Terry Zwigoff
The Thin Red Line Terrence Malick
The Magician Ingmar Bergman
Repulsion Roman Polanski
Paths of Glory Stanley Kubrick

Volker Schlöndorff (October 10, 2010)

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Volker Schlöndorff

Criterion citation: "The director of The Tin Drum and Young Törless says a prayer to the spirits of the closet and makes a beeline for a masterpiece by Michelangelo Antonioni." [21]

FilmDirectorRef
L'Eclisse Michelangelo Antonioni [21]
All That Jazz Bob Fosse
Coup de Grâce Volker Schlöndorff
Boyhood Richard Linklater
Le Beau Serge Claude Chabrol
Le Havre Aki Kaurismäki
Ace in the Hole Billy Wilder

2011

Michael K. Williams (March 1, 2011)

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Michael K. Williams

Criterion citation: "The beloved actor shouts out the brilliance of Marlon Brando, calls Dazed and Confused "a staple" of any good film library, and salutes the magic of Charlie Chaplin." [22]

FilmDirectorRef
Gomorrah Matteo Garrone [22]
The Fugitive Kind Sidney Lumet
Hunger Steve McQueen
The Night of the Hunter Charles Laughton
Dazed and Confused Richard Linklater
Modern Times Charlie Chaplin

Bill Hader (March 2, 2011)

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Bill Hader

Criterion citation: "The Emmy-winning actor tells us his perverse choice for 'the best date movie on earth' and talks about a film recommended to him by Seth Meyers." [23]

FilmDirectorRef
Amarcord Federico Fellini [23]
House Nobuhiko Obayashi
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom Pier Paolo Pasolini
Green for Danger Sidney Gilliat
Loves of a Blonde Miloš Forman
The Daytrippers Greg Mottola
Antichrist Lars von Trier

Guy Maddin (April 18, 2011)

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Guy Maddin

Criterion citation: "The visionary filmmaker bags favorite movies by Michelangelo Antonioni, Robert Bresson, Byron Haskin, and Terrence Malick." [24]

FilmDirectorRef
L'Avventura Michelangelo Antonioni [24]
The Night Porter Liliana Cavani
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm William Greaves
Mouchette Robert Bresson
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs Mikio Naruse
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism Dušan Makavejev
Robinson Crusoe on Mars Byron Haskin

Alec Baldwin (July 1, 2011)

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Alec Baldwin

Criterion citation: "The actor tries not to 'get greedy' and zeroes in on a few choices for his friends." [25]

FilmDirectorRef
3:10 to Yuma Delmer Daves [25]
Trilogy of Life Pier Paolo Pasolini
The Magician Ingmar Bergman

Robert Downey Sr. (September 12, 2011)

Criterion citation: "During one of his frequent visits to our office, the iconoclastic filmmaker shared memories of his talented friends, including Jack Nicholson, Rudy Wurlitzer, and John Cassavetes." [26]

FilmDirectorRef
Federico Fellini [26]
America, Lost and Found Lance Bird, Tom Johnson
Two-Lane Blacktop Monte Hellman
John Cassavetes: Five Films John Cassavetes

André Bonzel (October 1, 2011)

Criterion citation: "The codirector of Man Bites Dog praises the production design in The Scarlet Empress, the "total magic" of Brazil, and the joys of silent cinema." [27]

FilmDirectorRef
The 400 Blows François Truffaut [27]
Stranger Than Paradise Jim Jarmusch
The Scarlet Empress Josef von Sternberg
Brazil Terry Gilliam
House Nobuhiko Obayashi

Adrian Utley (October 5, 2011)

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Adrian Utley

Criterion citation: "The musician and member of Portishead talks about the overwhelming experience of watching Antichrist, a score he cowrote for The Passion of Joan of Arc, and his memory of a BBC broadcast of Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence." [28]

FilmDirectorRef
Antichrist Lars von Trier [28]
Ratcatcher Lynne Ramsay
The Passion of Joan of Arc Carl Theodor Dreyer
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Nagisa Ōshima
The 39 Steps Alfred Hitchcock

2012

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Philip Kaufman

Philip Kaufman (April 12, 2012)

Criterion citation: "The director of The Right Stuff and The Unbearable Lightness of Being selects a group of films that he hopes will inspire him in his own work, including Amarcord, The Wages of Fear,Fanny and Alexander, and The Battle of Algiers." [29]

FilmDirectorRef
Amarcord Federico Fellini [29]
The Wages of Fear Henri-Georges Clouzot
Crumb Terry Zwigoff
Fanny and Alexander Ingmar Bergman
The Battle of Algiers Gillo Pontecorvo
Stage and Spectacle Jean Renoir

Harris Savides (April 23, 2012)

Criterion citation: "The influential cinematographer talks about films that informed his visual style, praises the complexity and simplicity of Yi Yi, and analyzes the opening sequence of Krzysztof Kieślowski's Three Colors: Blue." [30]

FilmDirectorRef
Bicycle Thieves Vittorio De Sica [30]
The Night of the Hunter Charles Laughton
Yi Yi Edward Yang
Three Colours Krzysztof Kieślowski
Solaris Andrei Tarkovsky
L'Avventura Michelangelo Antonioni

Brothers Quay (August 3, 2012)

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Stephen and Timothy Quay

Criterion citation: "The filmmaking duo talk about their love of black-and-white cinema, the influence of Carl Theodor Dreyer, and the epic scope of The Human Condition." [31]

FilmDirectorRef
Vampyr Carl Theodor Dreyer [31]
Eclipse Series 2: The Documentaries of Louis Malle Louis Malle
The Human Condition Masaki Kobayashi
Eclipse Series 12: Aki Kaurismäki's Proletariat Trilogy Aki Kaurismäki
Le Havre Aki Kaurismäki

Jack Garfein (September 25, 2012)

Criterion citation: "The director of Something Wild reminisces about his encounters with John Cassavetes, Jean Renoir, and David Lean." [32]

FilmDirectorRef
John Cassavetes: Five Films John Cassavetes [32]
Stage and Spectacle Jean Renoir
Carl Theodor Dreyer Carl Theodor Dreyer
David Lean Directs Noël Coward David Lean

2013

James Acheson (January 30, 2013)

Criterion citation: "The Oscar-winning costume designer recalls a memorable screening of Down by Law in Rome and explains what makes the Italian classics Bicycle Thieves and The Leopard so revelatory." [33]

FilmDirectorRef
Down by Law Jim Jarmusch [33]
Bicycle Thieves Vittorio De Sica
The Leopard Luchino Visconti

Richard Ayoade (April 1, 2013)

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Richard Ayoade

Criterion citation: "The actor and director talks about the pleasures of watching Zazie dans le métro on a regular basis and his affinity for the films of Aki Kaurismäki." [34]

FilmDirectorRef
Sisters Brian De Palma [34]
The Magic Flute Ingmar Bergman
Zazie dans le Métro Louis Malle
Le Havre Aki Kaurismäki
Les Cousins Claude Chabrol
Safety Last! Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor

Nicolas Winding Refn (July 19, 2013)

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Nicolas Winding Refn

Criterion citation: "The director of Drive expresses his adoration of Andrei Tarkovsky, calls Quadrophenia the epitome of rock and roll, and remembers asking Elia Kazan for filmmaking advice." [35]

FilmDirectorRef
Ivan's Childhood Andrei Tarkovsky [35]
Quadrophenia Franc Roddam
Bigger Than Life Nicholas Ray
Insignificance Nicolas Roeg
Repo Man Alex Cox
Things to Come William Cameron Menzies
On the Waterfront Elia Kazan

Alfonso Cuarón and Paweł Pawlikowski (October 4, 2013)

Criterion citation: "The two director friends recommend a few favorites to each other."

FilmDirectorRef
Vivre sa vie Jean-Luc Godard [36]
The Firemen's Ball Miloš Forman
The Complete Jean Vigo Jean Vigo
To Be or Not to Be Ernst Lubitsch
Eclipse Series 11: Larisa Shepitko Larisa Shepitko
Masculin Féminin Jean-Luc Godard
The Virgin Spring Ingmar Bergman
This Sporting Life Lindsay Anderson
Naked Mike Leigh
Lola Montes Max Ophüls

2014

Edgar Wright (May 10, 2014)

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Edgar Wright

Criterion citation: "The genre-obsessed British director celebrates cult classics that have made a deep impression on him." [37]

FilmDirectorRef
Eyes Without a Face Georges Franju [37]
Walker Alex Cox
Throne of Blood Akira Kurosawa
Don't Look Now Nicolas Roeg

André Gregory and Wallace Shawn (May 10, 2014)

Criterion citation: "The stars of My Dinner with André swap some of their most indelible cinematic memories, including an encounter with Michelangelo Antonioni and the childhood experience of watching classic films on television." [38]

FilmDirectorRef
Weekend Jean-Luc Godard [38]
L'Eclisse Michelangelo Antonioni
Red Desert
Eating Raoul Paul Bartel
André Gregory and Wallace Shawn: 3 Films André Gregory, Wallace Shawn
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Michael Cera (May 19, 2014)

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Michael Cera

Criterion citation: "The actor talks about his passion for Japanese cinema, champions fellow Canadian Allan King, and reminisces about movies he's enjoyed with friends." [39]

FilmDirectorRef
Good Morning Yasujirō Ozu [39]
Close-Up Abbas Kiarostami
Eclipse Series 24: The Actuality Dramas of Allan King Allan King
Tootsie Sydney Pollack

Bong Joon-ho (June 27, 2014)

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Bong Joon-ho

Criterion citation: "The celebrated filmmaker talks about Nastassja Kinski's Korean fanbase, his favorite of Akira Kurosawa's Shakespeare adaptations, and the DVD that Park Chan-wook swiped from him." [40]

FilmDirectorRef
Tess Roman Polanski [40]
Tokyo Story Yasujirō Ozu
Throne of Blood Akira Kurosawa
The Wages of Fear Henri-Georges Clouzot
Picnic at Hanging Rock Peter Weir
Eclipse Series 21: Oshima's Outlaw Sixties Nagisa Ōshima
Koyaanisqatsi Godfrey Reggio
Cronos Guillermo del Toro
Medium Cool Haskell Wexler
Repo Man Alex Cox

William Friedkin (September 22, 2014)

Criterion citation: "The Oscar-winning director marvels at 'the history of world cinema' contained in our collection and selects favorites by Vittorio De Sica, Fritz Lang, Jules Dassin, and Federico Fellini." [41]

FilmDirectorRef
Sunday Bloody Sunday John Schlesinger [41]
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie John Cassavetes
Vampyr Carl Theodor Dreyer
Pickpocket Robert Bresson
Umberto D. Vittorio De Sica
All That Money Can Buy William Dieterle
M Fritz Lang
Brute Force Jules Dassin
Federico Fellini

Slavoj Žižek (September 26, 2014)

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Slavoj Žižek

Criterion citation: "The philosopher names Trouble in Paradise 'Ernst Lubitsch's ultimate masterpiece,' praises Peter Weir's early films, and calls the final scene of City Lights 'the most sublime ending.'" [42]

FilmDirectorRef
Trouble in Paradise Ernst Lubitsch [42]
Sweet Smell of Success Alexander Mackendrick
Picnic at Hanging Rock Peter Weir
Murmur of the Heart Louis Malle
Eclipse Series 32: Pearls of the Czech New WaveVarious directors
Stranger Than Paradise Jim Jarmusch
Great Expectations David Lean
Eclipse Series 14: Rossellini's History Films—Renaissance and Enlightenment Roberto Rossellini
City Lights Charlie Chaplin
Carl Theodor Dreyer Carl Theodor Dreyer
Y tu mamá también Alfonso Cuarón
Antichrist Lars von Trier

Asif Kapadia (December 16, 2014)

Criterion citation: "The Oscar-winning director of Amy talks about how Do the Right Thing became a major influence on his work, the overwhelming tension of an infamous scene in Code Unknown, and his love of Ken Loach's early work." [43]

FilmDirectorRef
Simon of the Desert Luis Buñuel [43]
Blind Chance Krzysztof Kieślowski
In the Mood for Love Wong Kar-wai
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom Pier Paolo Pasolini
Don't Look Now Nicolas Roeg
The Vanishing George Sluizer
Do the Right Thing Spike Lee
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion Elio Petri
Code Unknown Michael Haneke
Three Outlaw Samurai Hideo Gosha
Yi Yi Edward Yang
Samurai Trilogy Hiroshi Inagaki
Kes Ken Loach
Gomorrah Matteo Garrone

Mike Leigh (December 16, 2014)

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Mike Leigh

Criterion citation: "The legendary English director talks about discovering world cinema in his teenage years, the ways that Vivre sa vie gets to the 'raw core of life,' the humor and politics in The Firemen's Ball, and his experiences as a film student in London." [44]

FilmDirectorRef
Bicycle Thieves Vittorio De Sica [44]
Vivre sa vie Jean-Luc Godard
A Hard Day's Night Richard Lester
Late Spring Yasujirō Ozu
The Firemen's Ball Miloš Forman
Berlin Alexanderplatz Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Jules and Jim François Truffaut
Divorce Italian Style Pietro Germi
Judex Georges Franju

2015

Ruben Östlund (January 10, 2015)

Criterion citation: "The Palme d'Or–winning director praises Catherine Breillat's cinematic exploration of sexuality, talks about Gena Rowlands and John Cassavetes's collaborations, and shares a story from the set of one of his films." [45]

FilmDirectorRef
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant Rainer Werner Fassbinder [45]
Three Films by Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel
Fat Girl Catherine Breillat
Love Streams John Cassavetes
Bicycle Thieves Vittorio De Sica
Fanny and Alexander Ingmar Bergman

Yorgos Lanthimos and Ariane Labed (June 10, 2015)

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Yorgos Lanthimos

Criterion citation: "During their trip inside our closet, the Greek director and actor (who are married) share their love of Robert Bresson, Jean-Pierre Melville, Luis Buñuel, and the Maysles' Salesman, 'the best documentary ever made.'" [46]

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Ariane Labed
FilmDirectorRef
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul Rainer Werner Fassbinder [46]
12 Angry Men Sidney Lumet
Salesman Albert and David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin
Naked Mike Leigh
Man Bites Dog Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde
Le Samouraï Jean-Pierre Melville
Five Easy Pieces Bob Rafelson
Viridiana Luis Buñuel
Things to Come William Cameron Menzies
Branded to Kill Seijun Suzuki
Macbeth Roman Polanski
Pickpocket Robert Bresson
Au hasard Balthazar

Agnès Varda (June 17, 2015)

Criterion citation: "The French cinema icon brought her trademark warmth and charm to the closet, lavishing love on favorites such as Jane Campion's Sweetie and An Angel at My Table, Abbas Kiarostami's Taste of Cherry, and Jean-Luc Godard's Band of Outsiders."

FilmDirectorRef
An Angel at My Table Jane Campion [47]
Sweetie
Taste of Cherry Abbas Kiarostami
La Promesse Dardenne brothers
Bande à part Jean-Luc Godard
Tiny Furniture Lena Dunham
The Marriage of Maria Braun Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Laurie Anderson (June 19, 2015)

Criterion citation: "The artist, musician, and director of Heart of a Dog shouts out Guy Maddin as one of her favorite filmmakers, praises the first scene in Sunday Bloody Sunday, and can't resist Pier Paolo Pasolini's Trilogy of Life." [48]

FilmDirectorRef
The Magician Ingmar Bergman [48]
André Gregory and Wallace Shawn: 3 Films André Gregory, Wallace Shawn
My Winnipeg Guy Maddin
White Dog Samuel Fuller
Sunday Bloody Sunday John Schlesinger
Trilogy of Life Pier Paolo Pasolini
I Married a Witch René Clair
Tout Va Bien Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Papin
Design for Living Ernst Lubitsch

Gaspar Noé (July 5, 2015)

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Gaspar Noé

Criterion citation: "The Paris-based Argentine filmmaker selects a few films that align with his interest in cinematic provocation, including unsettling works by Shohei Imamura and Pier Paolo Pasolini." [49]

FilmDirectorRef
Eclipse Series 37: When Horror Came to Shochiku Shochiku Studio [49]
Seconds John Frankenheimer
Pigs, Pimps & Prostitutes: 3 Films by Shohei Imamura Shōhei Imamura
Master of the House Carl Theodor Dreyer
Safe Todd Haynes
State of Siege Costa-Gavras
Sundays and Cybèle Serge Bourguignon
Jigoku Nobuo Nakagawa
Island of Lost Souls Erle C. Kenton
The Naked Prey Cornel Wilde
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom Pier Paolo Pasolini
Patriotism Yukio Mishima, Domoto Masaki
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Paul Schrader

The Wolfpack (July 9, 2015)

Criterion citation: "The subjects of Crystal Moselle's award-winning 2015 documentary show off their voracious appetite for cinema, saluting films by everyone from Stan Brakhage to Jean Renoir to Alex Cox to Wes Anderson." [50]

FilmDirectorRef
Following Christopher Nolan [50]
Rushmore Wes Anderson
Burden of Dreams Les Blank
Eraserhead David Lynch
Hamlet Laurence Olivier
M Fritz Lang
Days of Heaven Terrence Malick
The Rules of the Game Jean Renoir
Tokyo Story Yasujirō Ozu
Repo Man Alex Cox
Rosemary's Baby Roman Polanski
The Killing Stanley Kubrick
Close-Up Abbas Kiarostami
Stagecoach John Ford
Repulsion Roman Polanski
The Human Condition Masaki Kobayashi
Videodrome David Cronenberg
Traffic Steven Soderbergh
John Cassavetes: Five Films John Cassavetes
The Battle of Algiers Gillo Pontecorvo

Sean Baker (July 31, 2015)

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Sean Baker

Criterion citation: "The director of Take Out and Tangerine shares his father's favorite film, pays tribute to Chantal Akerman, and looks forward to revisiting Yi Yi." [51]

FilmDirectorRef
I Married a Witch René Clair [51]
Naked Mike Leigh
Life Is Sweet
Repo Man Alex Cox
Kes Ken Loach
Secret Sunshine Lee Chang-dong
Jellyfish Eyes Takashi Murakami
Yi Yi Edward Yang
El Norte Gregory Nava
Eclipse Series 19: Chantal Akerman in the Seventies Chantal Akerman
Eating Raoul Paul Bartel
Six Moral Tales Éric Rohmer

Charlotte Rampling and Andrew Haigh (August 1, 2015)

Criterion citation: "When the English director visited Criterion for a screening of his film 45 Years, he was joined by the movie's star. And when the pair took a trip into the Criterion closet, their charming closeness was evident." [52]

FilmDirectorRef
The Night Porter Liliana Cavani [52]
A Room with a View James Ivory
Safety Last! Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor
3 Films by Roberto Rossellini Starring Ingrid Bergman Roberto Rossellini
If.... Lindsay Anderson
Ivan's Childhood Andrei Tarkovsky
Ratcatcher Lynne Ramsay
Trilogy of Life Pier Paolo Pasolini
Weekend Andrew Haigh
Watership Down Martin Rosen
Black Narcissus Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Bergman Island Marie Nyreröd
Sunday Bloody Sunday John Schlesinger

Patrick Brice (September 15, 2015)

Criterion citation: "The director of Creep, The Overnight, and Corporate Animals calls Wings of Desire the film that made him want to make movies, talks about his belated discovery of All That Jazz, and pays tribute to Wes Anderson." [53]

FilmDirectorRef
Mystery Train Jim Jarmusch [53]
Wings of Desire Wim Wenders
Y tu mamá también Alfonso Cuarón
Thief Michael Mann
All That Jazz Bob Fosse
Paris, Texas Wim Wenders
Bottle Rocket Wes Anderson

2016

Louis Garrel (March 7, 2016)

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Louis Garrel
FilmDirectorRef
Pierre Étaix Pierre Étaix [54]
The Complete Jacques Tati Jacques Tati
Summer with Monika Ingmar Bergman
Eclipse Series 31: Three Popular Films by Jean-Pierre Gorin Jean-Pierre Gorin
Persona Ingmar Bergman
3 Films by Roberto Rossellini Starring Ingrid Bergman Roberto Rossellini
Loves of a Blonde Miloš Forman
Sólo con tu pareja Alfonso Cuarón
Jules and Jim François Truffaut
Amarcord Federico Fellini
Europa Lars von Trier

Joachim Trier (March 31, 2016)

Criterion citation: "During the Norwegian filmmaker's visit to the Criterion closet, he excitedly expounded upon his wide-ranging selections, from Paul Schrader's Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters to the Six Moral Tales of Eric Rohmer." [55]

FilmDirectorRef
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Paul Schrader [55]
All That Jazz Bob Fosse
High and Low Akira Kurosawa
The Emigrants/The New Land Jan Troell
La Jetée/Sans Soleil Chris Marker
The Phantom Carriage Victor Sjöström
The Essential Jacques Demy Jacques Demy
4 by Agnès Varda Agnès Varda
House Nobuhiko Obayashi
White Material Claire Denis
Solaris Andrei Tarkovsky
Heaven's Gate Michael Cimino
Six Moral Tales Éric Rohmer

Chris Eigeman (April 15, 2016)

Criterion citation: "The star of Whit Stillman's trilogy explores his favorite films from the collection, ranging from Bob Fosse's All That Jazz to Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused." [56]

FilmDirectorRef
All That Jazz Bob Fosse [56]
The Vanishing George Sluizer
Videodrome David Cronenberg
The Friends of Eddie Coyle Peter Yates
Pickup on South Street Samuel Fuller
Night Train to Munich Carol Reed
Contempt Jean-Luc Godard

Anna Karina (May 1, 2016)

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Anna Karina

Criterion citation: "The incomparable French icon visited during a rare visit to New York and made a stop in our film closet to reminisce about her groundbreaking work with Jean-Luc Godard, acting for Agnès Varda in Cléo from 5 to 7, her affection for Charlie Chaplin, and much more." [57]

FilmDirectorRef
Pierrot le Fou Jean-Luc Godard [57]
Cléo from 5 to 7 Agnès Varda
A Woman Is a Woman Jean-Luc Godard
Made in U.S.A.
The Kid Charlie Chaplin

Amy Heckerling (May 5, 2016)

Criterion citation: "The director of Fast Times at Ridgemont High talks about one of her favorite actors, Peter Lorre; Federico Fellini's 'ultimate explanation of creativity'; and her choice for the most heartbreaking film of all time." [58]

FilmDirectorRef
Ace in the Hole Billy Wilder [58]
City Lights Charlie Chaplin
Federico Fellini
I Vitelloni
Naked Lunch David Cronenberg
Tokyo Story Yasujirō Ozu
M Fritz Lang

Ira Sachs (June 27, 2016)

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Ira Sachs

Criterion citation: "The writer-director talks about the Yasujiro Ozu classic that inspired his film Little Men, the underrated work of Francesco Rosi, the golden age of repertory cinema in New York City, and a college course in which he studied Shoah for a year."

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The Complete Jacques Tati Jacques Tati [59]
Good Morning Yasujirō Ozu
Salvatore Giuliano Francesco Rosi
Charulata Satyajit Ray
Shoah Claude Lanzmann
Shock Corridor Samuel Fuller
All That Jazz Bob Fosse
The Magic Flute Ingmar Bergman
The Moment of Truth Francesco Rosi
Magnificent Obsession Douglas Sirk

Tim Robbins (August 11, 2016)

Criterion citation: "The actor and filmmaker pays tribute to the subversive power of Shock Corridor and the Robert Altman masterpiece that inspired him to make movies." [60]

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Antonio Gaudi Hiroshi Teshigahara [60]
Eclipse Series 24: The Actuality Dramas of Allan King Allan King
La Jetée/Sans Soleil Chris Marker
Nashville Robert Altman
Sweet Smell of Success Alexander Mackendrick
Shock Corridor Samuel Fuller
My Dinner with Andre Louis Malle
Z Costa-Gavras

Cristian Mungiu (August 26, 2016)

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Cristian Mungiu

Criterion citation: "The director of Graduation and Beyond the Hills shares personal stories of growing up as a movie lover in Romania and picks up a few of his favorite films." [61]

FilmDirectorRef
Modern Times Charlie Chaplin [61]
Bicycle Thieves Vittorio De Sica
Dekalog Krzysztof Kieślowski
Blood Simple Coen brothers
Easy Rider Dennis Hopper

Matías Piñeiro (September 1, 2016)

Criterion citation: "Argentine writer-director Matías Piñeiro happily succumbs to Jean Renoir, Roberto Rossellini, and Jean Vigo." [62]

FilmDirectorRef
Stage and Spectacle Jean Renoir [62]
La ciénaga Lucrecia Martel
3 Films by Roberto Rossellini Starring Ingrid Bergman Roberto Rossellini
To Be or Not to Be Ernst Lubitsch
Les Blank: Always for Pleasure Les Blank
Six Moral Tales Éric Rohmer
The Complete Jean Vigo Jean Vigo
A Day in the Country Jean Renoir

Laura Albert and Jeff Feuerzeig (September 8, 2016)

Criterion citation: "The director and the subject of Author: The JT LeRoy Story take a trip to the closet, where Albert sheds some more light on the saga chronicled in their film and graces us with a song." [63]

FilmDirectorRef
My Own Private Idaho Gus Van Sant [63]
Rushmore Wes Anderson
Kiss Me Deadly Robert Aldrich
Pigs, Pimps & Prostitutes: 3 Films by Shohei Imamura Shōhei Imamura
On the Waterfront Elia Kazan
Repo Man Alex Cox
The Rose Mark Rydell

Philip Rosenthal (September 19, 2016)

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Philip Rosenthal

Criterion citation: "The veteran writer and producer chooses Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove, Preston Sturges's Sullivan's Travels, and Alfred Hitchcock's Foreign Correspondent." [64]

FilmDirectorRef
Babette's Feast Gabriel Axel [64]
Stagecoach John Ford
Foreign Correspondent Alfred Hitchcock
Dr. Strangelove Stanley Kubrick
Overlord Stuart Cooper
Make Way for Tomorrow Leo McCarey
Sullivan's Travels Preston Sturges
On the Waterfront Elia Kazan
The Innocents Jack Clayton

Barry Jenkins (September 24, 2016)

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Barry Jenkins

Criterion citation: "The first Criterion Barry Jenkins ever owned was Ratcatcher. (The second was George Washington.) He also loves Cassavetes, Kieślowski, and Demy." [65]

FilmDirectorRef
The Apu Trilogy Satyajit Ray [65]
Weekend Andrew Haigh
John Cassavetes: Five Films John Cassavetes
Dekalog Krzysztof Kieślowski
Three Colours
La Haine Mathieu Kassovitz
Blood Simple Coen brothers
Fat Girl Catherine Breillat
Monsoon Wedding Mira Nair
La ciénaga Lucrecia Martel
Ratcatcher Lynne Ramsay
George Washington David Gordon Green
Rashomon Akira Kurosawa
Breathless Jean-Luc Godard
The Essential Jacques Demy Jacques Demy
The Complete Jacques Tati Jacques Tati
A Brighter Summer Day Edward Yang

Barry Levinson (November 11, 2016)

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Barry Levinson

Criterion citation: "Oscar-winning filmmaker Barry Levinson shouts out two of Fellini's most personal films and praises the game-changing work of such masters as Cassavetes and Godard." [66]

FilmDirectorRef
Jules and Jim François Truffaut [66]
Spartacus Stanley Kubrick
Dont Look Back D. A. Pennebaker
One-Eyed Jacks Marlon Brando
Chimes at Midnight Orson Welles
Shadows John Cassavetes

Owen Kline (December 2, 2016)

Criterion citation: "The actor and filmmaker came in to work on a supplement for our The Squid and the Whale edition. We learned he's a big fan of the Robert Downey Sr. Eclipse series." [67]

FilmDirectorRef
Written on the Wind Douglas Sirk [67]
Crumb Terry Zwigoff
The Shooting/Ride in the Whirlwind Monte Hellman
The Horse's Mouth Ronald Neame
Pickpocket Robert Bresson
Eclipse Series 33: Up All Night with Robert Downey Sr. Robert Downey Sr.
The Golden Age of TelevisionVarious directors
Paths of Glory Stanley Kubrick
The Naked Kiss Samuel Fuller

2017

Ben Wheatley (January 7, 2017)

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Ben Wheatley

Criterion citation: "A voracious cinephile, the British director shared his thoughts on some of his favorite titles in the collection, noting his love for the camera movements in Grey Gardens and the terror he felt watching Things to Come as a child." [68]

FilmDirectorRef
The Horse's Mouth Ronald Neame [68]
Grey Gardens Albert and David Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer
Two-Lane Blacktop Monte Hellman
Things to Come William Cameron Menzies
Fishing with John John Lurie
Seven Samurai Akira Kurosawa
Zatōichi Takeshi Kitano
Seconds John Frankenheimer
Sweet Smell of Success Alexander Mackendrick
Crumb Terry Zwigoff
Rumble Fish Francis Ford Coppola
Watership Down Martin Rosen

Alicia Malone (February 19, 2017)

Criterion citation: "We were excited to welcome author and TCM host Alicia Malone into the closet, where she offered up quick takes on Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru, Nicolas Roeg's Walkabout, and David Lynch's Eraserhead." [69]

FilmDirectorRef
Breaker Morant Bruce Beresford [69]
Eraserhead David Lynch
Ikiru Akira Kurosawa
Lady Snowblood Toshiya Fujita
Weekend Jean-Luc Godard
Gilda Charles Vidor
His Girl Friday Howard Hawks
Walkabout Nicolas Roeg

Flying Lotus (March 19, 2017)

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Flying Lotus

Criterion citation: "The envelope-pushing musician, producer, and filmmaker grabs Brazil, Rushmore, and Jellyfish Eyes (but takes a pass on Salò)." [70]

FilmDirectorRef
Brazil Terry Gilliam [70]
Rushmore Wes Anderson
Naked Lunch David Cronenberg
Jellyfish Eyes Takashi Murakami
Carnival of Souls Herk Harvey
Dreams Ingmar Bergman
Masculin Féminin Jean-Luc Godard
A Touch of Zen King Wu
Stalker Andrei Tarkovsky
Fantastic Mr. Fox Wes Anderson

John Safdie and Benny Safdie (March 30, 2017)

Criterion citation: "Mike Leigh's Meantime, Ermanno Olmi's Il posto, and Robert Bresson's A Man Escaped top the list for the sibling duo behind Good Time and Uncut Gems." [71]

FilmDirectorRef
Meantime Mike Leigh [71]
A Man Escaped Robert Bresson
My Beautiful Laundrette Stephen Frears
Fox and His Friends Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Bicycle Thieves Vittorio De Sica
Walkabout Nicolas Roeg
Blood Simple Coen brothers
The Player Robert Altman
Il Posto Ermanno Olmi
L'Argent Robert Bresson
Tess Roman Polanski

Alexander Payne (April 16, 2017)

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Alexander Payne

Criterion citation: "The Oscar-winning writer-director sings the praises of Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni in Ettore Scola's A Special Day and cops to never having seen Robert Altman's 3 Women." [72]

FilmDirectorRef
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom Pier Paolo Pasolini [72]
Ace in the Hole Billy Wilder
3 Women Robert Altman
L'Avventura Michelangelo Antonioni
The Breaking Point Michael Curtiz
Speedy Ted Wilde
Red Beard Akira Kurosawa
A Special Day Ettore Scola
The Executioner Luis García Berlanga

Ethan Hawke and Jonathan Marc Sherman (May 22, 2017)

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Ethan Hawke

Criterion citation: "Longtime friends and collaborators Ethan Hawke and Jonathan Marc Sherman stopped by the office to contribute to our new edition of Baal—and have some fun in the closet." [73]

FilmDirectorRef
The Before Trilogy Richard Linklater [73]
Black Orpheus Marcel Camus
The 400 Blows François Truffaut
Tootsie Sydney Pollack
Breaker Morant Bruce Beresford
Rumble Fish Francis Ford Coppola
Berlin Alexanderplatz Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Ace in the Hole Billy Wilder
Paris, Texas Wim Wenders
Sullivan's Travels Preston Sturges
One-Eyed Jacks Marlon Brando
Five Easy Pieces Bob Rafelson
House Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Essential Jacques Demy Jacques Demy

Tavi Gevinson (June 30, 2017)

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Tavi Gevinson

Criterion citation: "While browsing our collection, the editor, actor, and fashion maven shared some stories of movie love, including one about how Broadcast News played a part in her college applications." [74]

FilmDirectorRef
Federico Fellini [74]
Election Alexander Payne
Dressed to Kill Brian De Palma
Fox and His Friends Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Metropolitan Whit Stillman
Barcelona
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders Jaromil Jireš
Eclipse Series 19: Chantal Akerman in the Seventies Chantal Akerman
Martha Graham: Dance on FilmNathan Kroll
Broadcast News James L. Brooks
Moonrise Kingdom Wes Anderson

Lee Unkrich (July 4, 2017)

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Lee Unkrich

Criterion citation: "During his visit to our closet, the Oscar-winning director of Toy Story 3 chatted with us about his nerve-wracking first encounter with Jane Campion and the lessons he learned about editing from All That Jazz." [75]

FilmDirectorRef
Three Colours Krzysztof Kieślowski [75]
Bicycle Thieves Vittorio De Sica
Loves of a Blonde Miloš Forman
The Graduate Mike Nichols
Punch-Drunk Love Paul Thomas Anderson
An Angel at My Table Jane Campion
Seconds John Frankenheimer
All That Jazz Bob Fosse

Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena (July 5, 2017)

Criterion citation: "The comedy duo snatch up everything from Preston Sturges's The Lady Eve to Todd Haynes's Safe." [76]

FilmDirectorRef
The Lady Eve Preston Sturges [76]
For All Mankind Al Reinert
Harold and Maude Hal Ashby
Being There
America, Lost and Found Lance Bird, Tom Johnson
Under the Volcano John Huston
Scenes from a Marriage Ingmar Bergman
The Squid and the Whale Noah Baumbach
3 Women Robert Altman
Day for Night François Truffaut
City Lights Charlie Chaplin
Ghost World Terry Zwigoff
The Big Chill Lawrence Kasdan
The Player Robert Altman
I Married a Witch René Clair
Safe Todd Haynes

John Waters (July 26, 2017)

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John Waters

Criterion citation: "While we were working on our new edition of Polyester, the Pope of Trash paid us a visit and shared stories about meeting Shirley Stoler and watching under the influence." [77]

FilmDirectorRef
Federico Fellini [77]
The Honeymoon Killers Leonard Kastle
The Blob Irvin Yeaworth
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Russ Meyer
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me David Lynch

Lucrecia Martel (September 17, 2017)

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Lucrecia Martel

Criterion citation: "The Argentine master behind such enigmatic, formally audacious films as Zama and La Ciénaga reveals her love of genre cinema." [78]

FilmDirectorRef
The Lady Vanishes Alfred Hitchcock [78]
Seven Samurai Akira Kurosawa
Amarcord Federico Fellini
Beauty and the Beast Jean Cocteau
Love Streams John Cassavetes
Time Bandits Terry Gilliam
Eyes Without a Face Georges Franju
Naked Lunch David Cronenberg
Carnival of Souls Herk Harvey
The Red Shoes Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Cat People Jacques Tourneur

Claire Denis (October 2, 2017)

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Claire Denis

Criterion citation: "The great French director talks about her formative experiences with the work of Carl Theodor Dreyer and gets wistful about Ingmar Bergman's Summer with Monika." [79]

FilmDirectorRef
Ordet Carl Theodor Dreyer [79]
Day of Wrath
Gertrud
Gate of Flesh Seijun Suzuki
Tout Va Bien Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Gorin
His Girl Friday Howard Hawks

Euzhan Palcy (November 5, 2017)

Criterion citation: "The trailblazing director of A Dry White Season reminisces about her childhood love of Hitchcock, the kindness that François Truffaut showed her, and a Brazilian classic that changed her life." [80]

FilmDirectorRef
Black Orpheus Marcel Camus [80]
The Lady Vanishes Alfred Hitchcock
Cronos Guillermo del Toro
The Naked Island Kaneto Shindo
The Devil's Backbone Guillermo del Toro
Pan's Labyrinth
A Dry White Season Euzhan Palcy
The 400 Blows François Truffaut
John Cassavetes: Five Films John Cassavetes
A Film Trilogy by Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman
Love Streams John Cassavetes

Paul Dano (November 14, 2017)

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Paul Dano

Criterion citation: "The actor-director stopped by our offices to stock up on movies by Yasujiro Ozu, Edward Yang, and other filmmakers who have shaped his sensibility." [81]

FilmDirectorRef
One-Eyed Jacks Marlon Brando [81]
The Essential Jacques Demy Jacques Demy
A Brighter Summer Day Edward Yang
Good Morning Yasujirō Ozu
Make Way for Tomorrow Leo McCarey
This Sporting Life Lindsay Anderson
Yi Yi Edward Yang
My Own Private Idaho Gus Van Sant

M.I.A. and Stephen Loveridge (November 24, 2017)

Criterion citation: "The star and the director of Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. show love to politically charged films like Missing and Dheepan, and reminisce about the emotional balm they found in our Janus Films collector's set." [82]

FilmDirectorRef
Naked Mike Leigh [82]
Missing Costa-Gavras
Kes Ken Loach
Badlands Terrence Malick
Dheepan Jacques Audiard
Bottle Rocket Wes Anderson

James L. Brooks (December 6, 2017)

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James L. Brooks

Criterion citation: "The director of Broadcast News and Terms of Endearment paid us a visit and talked about some of his comedy favorites, from Oscar Wilde to Albert Brooks." [83]

FilmDirectorRef
The Importance of Being Earnest Anthony Asquith [83]
The Lady Eve Preston Sturges
Sullivan's Travels Preston Sturges
Shampoo Hal Ashby
Lost in America Albert Brooks
John Cassavetes: Five Films John Cassavetes

Karina Longworth (December 20, 2017)

Criterion citation: "The prolific writer and creator of the popular film podcast You Must Remember This stopped by for a visit and picked up an eclectic mix of old Hollywood and art-house classics." [84]

FilmDirectorRef
Loves of a Blonde Miloš Forman [84]
Mamma Roma Pier Paolo Pasolini
The Scarlet Empress Josef von Sternberg
I Am Curious (Yellow) Vilgot Sjöman
Border Radio Allison Anders, Dean Lent, Kurt Voss
People on Sunday Robert Siodmak, Edgar G. Ulmer
Chronicle of a Summer Jean Rouch, Edgar Morin
Desert Hearts Donna Deitch
Personal Shopper Olivier Assayas
Marseille Trilogy Marcel Pagnol

2018

Richard E. Grant (January 14, 2018)

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Richard E. Grant

Criterion citation: "The Oscar-nominated veteran bags a few favorite movies—and delivers some spot-on impressions of Jeanne Moreau and Dustin Hoffman while he's at it." [85]

FilmDirectorRef
Jules and Jim François Truffaut [85]
Cries and Whispers Ingmar Bergman
Hamlet Laurence Olivier
The French Lieutenant's Woman Karel Reisz
Nashville Robert Altman
Some Like It Hot Billy Wilder
La Strada Federico Fellini

Terry Gilliam (January 27, 2018)

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Terry Gilliam

Criterion citation: "While in town for the release of his new movie The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, the legendary filmmaker stopped by to pick up some Criterion favorites." [86]

FilmDirectorRef
Yojimbo/Sanjuro Akira Kurosawa [86]
The Complete Jacques Tati Jacques Tati
Rififi Jules Dassin
Federico Fellini
Paths of Glory Stanley Kubrick
Ingmar Bergman's Cinema Ingmar Bergman

Kim Cattrall (February 13, 2018)

Criterion citation: "On a recent visit, the award-winning Sex and the City star chatted with us about falling in love with movies as a child and the Hollywood and art-house classics that have been her personal touchstones." [87]

FilmDirectorRef
Jules and Jim François Truffaut [87]
Sullivan's Travels Preston Sturges
Heaven Can Wait Ernst Lubitsch
Limelight Charlie Chaplin
A Taste of Honey Tony Richardson
Wanda Barbara Loden
Fanny and Alexander Ingmar Bergman
The Complete Jacques Tati Jacques Tati
Tom Jones Tony Richardson
Nashville Robert Altman
Repulsion Roman Polanski
Cat People Jacques Tourneur

Joanna Hogg (February 27, 2018)

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Joanna Hogg

Criterion citation: "The acclaimed director of The Souvenir gushes over her favorite musicals and stocks up on films by Federico Fellini." [88]

FilmDirectorRef
Federico Fellini [88]
La Strada
The Red Shoes Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Bad Timing Nicolas Roeg
All That Jazz Bob Fosse
The Age of Innocence Martin Scorsese

John Sayles (March 24, 2018)

Criterion citation: "During the production of our release of Matewan, the first Sayles film in the collection, the director paid us a visit and talked about some of his formative moviegoing experiences." [89]

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La Strada Federico Fellini [89]
The Organizer Mario Monicelli
His Girl Friday Howard Hawks
State of Siege Costa-Gavras

Jacqueline Novak and John Early (April 5, 2018)

Criterion citation: "Shortly before the critically acclaimed success of their off-Broadway show Get on Your Knees, the two comedians stopped by for a few good laughs in our closet." [90]

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Picnic at Hanging Rock Peter Weir [90]
3 Women Robert Altman
The Uninvited Lewis Allen
Night of the Living Dead George A. Romero
Fat Girl Catherine Breillat
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me David Lynch
Magnificent Obsession Douglas Sirk
Island of Lost Souls Erle C. Kenton
White Material Claire Denis
Female Trouble John Waters
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! Pedro Almodóvar

Leslie Harris (April 27, 2018)

Criterion citation: "The director of Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. stopped by to talk about the movies that loom large in her personal canon." [91]

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The Rules of the Game Jean Renoir [91]
Scenes from a Marriage Ingmar Bergman
4 by Agnès Varda Agnès Varda
Divorce Italian Style Pietro Germi
Federico Fellini

John Dwyer (May 11, 2018)

Criterion citation: "The underground rock veteran (and founding member of the band Osees, a.k.a. Thee Oh Sees or Oh Sees) stopped by our office to stock up on an eclectic mix of cinematic thrills." [92]

FilmDirectorRef
Naked Lunch David Cronenberg [92]
Grey Gardens Albert and David Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer
Repo Man Alex Cox
Odd Man Out Carol Reed
The Manchurian Candidate John Frankenheimer
True Stories David Byrne
Night of the Living Dead George A. Romero

Matthew Modine (May 26, 2018)

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Matthew Modine

Criterion citation: "During a trip to our offices, the actor reminisced about working with legendary directors like Robert Altman and Stanley Kubrick." [93]

FilmDirectorRef
High and Low Akira Kurosawa [93]
Tanner '88 Robert Altman
The Black Stallion Carroll Ballard
Dr. Strangelove Stanley Kubrick
Night of the Living Dead George A. Romero
Midnight Cowboy John Schlesinger
The Player Robert Altman

Desiree Akhavan (June 19, 2018)

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Desiree Akhavan

Criterion citation: "The writer-director-star of Appropriate Behavior shares what she's learned about life and cinema from her favorite movies." [94]

FilmDirectorRef
Knife in the Water Roman Polanski [94]
Do the Right Thing Spike Lee
The Spirit of the Beehive Víctor Erice
Ratcatcher Lynne Ramsay
Faces John Cassavetes
Love Streams
Tiny Furniture Lena Dunham
Safe Todd Haynes
I Knew Her Well Antonio Pietrangeli
Day for Night François Truffaut
Life Is Sweet Mike Leigh

Jenni Olson (July 3, 2018)

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Jenni Olson

Criterion citation: "The pioneering filmmaker and historian stopped by our offices to pick up an eclectic mix of Hollywood and art-house classics that have shaped her love of cinema." [95]

FilmDirectorRef
Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles Chantal Akerman [95]
Sweet Smell of Success Alexander Mackendrick
Desert Hearts Donna Deitch
Memories of Underdevelopment Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Eclipse Series 2: The Documentaries of Louis Malle Louis Malle

Rodarte (July 13, 2018)

Criterion citation: "The sisters behind the acclaimed fashion brand share their love for the iconoclastic filmmakers who have inspired them." [96]

FilmDirectorRef
In the Mood for Love Wong Kar-wai [96]
The Double Life of Veronique Krzysztof Kieślowski
Videodrome David Cronenberg
Sisters Brian De Palma
In a Lonely Place Nicholas Ray
Polyester John Waters
Shampoo Hal Ashby
Multiple Maniacs John Waters
The Red Shoes Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Ben Sinclair (July 22, 2018)

Criterion citation: "The cocreator and star of the HBO series High Maintenance shared a few wacky urban tales with us while digging through some of his favorite movies." [97]

FilmDirectorRef
Short Cuts Robert Altman [97]
Bad Timing Nicolas Roeg
Close-Up Abbas Kiarostami
Punch-Drunk Love Paul Thomas Anderson
Being John Malkovich Spike Jonze
Funny Games Michael Haneke
Old Joy Kelly Reichardt
The Princess Bride Rob Reiner
Midnight Cowboy John Schlesinger

2019

Jaboukie Young-White, Lorelei Ramirez, Fumi Abe, Nore Davis, and Tomas Delgado (January 24, 2019)

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Jaboukie Young-White

Criterion citation: "Things got a little hectic (and hilarious) when New York comedians Jaboukie Young-White, Lorelei Ramirez, Fumi Abe, Nore Davis, and Tomas Delgado visited the Criterion offices." [98]

FilmDirectorRef
The Complete Jacques Tati Jacques Tati [98]
Good Morning Yasujirō Ozu
Yojimbo Akira Kurosawa
Frances Ha Noah Baumbach
Beastie Boys Video Anthology Beastie Boys
Some Like It Hot Billy Wilder
Rosemary's Baby Roman Polanski
Night of the Living Dead George A. Romero
Sunday Bloody Sunday John Schlesinger
Pan's Labyrinth Guillermo del Toro
True Stories David Byrne
24 Frames Abbas Kiarostami
Made in U.S.A. Jean-Luc Godard
Man Bites Dog Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde
Sex, Lies, and Videotape Steven Soderbergh
Ikiru Akira Kurosawa
The Big Chill Lawrence Kasdan
Shampoo Hal Ashby

Marco Bellocchio (October 7, 2019)

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Marco Bellocchio

Criterion citation: "The celebrated Italian auteur stopped by our closet last year while in town to present his mafia epic The Traitor." [99]

FilmDirectorRef
Pickpocket Robert Bresson [99]
Umberto D. Vittorio De Sica
Throne of Blood Akira Kurosawa
Othello Orson Welles
Barry Lyndon Stanley Kubrick

Peter Sarsgaard (December 18, 2019)

Criterion citation: "The acclaimed actor chatted with us about his fondest movie memories, including his experience of discovering art-house cinema in Catholic school." [100]

FilmDirectorRef
La Strada Federico Fellini [100]
The Night Porter Liliana Cavani
Eating Raoul Paul Bartel
Breaking the Waves Lars von Trier
Safe Todd Haynes
True Stories David Byrne
Wanda Barbara Loden

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Cinéma vérité is a style of documentary filmmaking developed by Edgar Morin and Jean Rouch, inspired by Dziga Vertov's theory about Kino-Pravda. It combines improvisation with use of the camera to unveil truth or highlight subjects hidden behind reality. It is sometimes called observational cinema, if understood as pure direct cinema: mainly without a narrator's voice-over. There are subtle, yet important, differences between terms expressing similar concepts. Direct cinema is largely concerned with the recording of events in which the subject and audience become unaware of the camera's presence: operating within what Bill Nichols, an American historian and theoretician of documentary film, calls the "observational mode", a fly on the wall. Many therefore see a paradox in drawing attention away from the presence of the camera and simultaneously interfering in the reality it registers when attempting to discover a cinematic truth.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Cassavetes</span> Greek-American filmmaker and actor (1929–1989)

John Nicholas Cassavetes was a Greek-American filmmaker and actor. He began as an actor in film and television before helping to pioneer modern American independent cinema as a writer and director, often self-financing, producing, and distributing his own films. He received nominations for three Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and an Emmy Award.

<i>Faces</i> (1968 film) 1968 film by John Cassavetes

Faces is a 1968 American drama film written, produced, and directed by John Cassavetes—his fourth directorial work. It depicts, shot in cinéma vérité-style, the final stages of the disintegrating marriage of a middle-aged couple, played by John Marley and newcomer Lynn Carlin. Cassavetes regulars Gena Rowlands, Seymour Cassel, Fred Draper, and Val Avery also star.

<i>The Killers</i> (1964 film) 1964 film by Don Siegel

The Killers is a 1964 American neo noir crime film. Written by Gene L. Coon and directed by Don Siegel, it is the second Hollywood adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's 1927 short story of the same title, following the 1946 version. There is also a 1956 Russian version directed by Andrei Tarkovsky.

<i>Au hasard Balthazar</i> 1966 French film

Au hasard Balthazar, also known as Balthazar, is a 1966 French tragedy film directed by Robert Bresson. Believed to be inspired by a passage from Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 1868–69 novel The Idiot, the film follows a donkey as he is given to various owners, most of whom treat him callously.

<i>The Killing of a Chinese Bookie</i> 1976 film by John Cassavetes

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is a 1976 American neo-noir crime film written and directed by John Cassavetes and starring Ben Gazzara. A rough and gritty film, this is the second of their three collaborations, following Husbands and preceding Opening Night. Timothy Carey, Seymour Cassel, Morgan Woodward, Meade Roberts, and Azizi Johari appear in supporting roles.

<i>Diary of a Country Priest</i> 1951 French film by Robert Bresson

Diary of a Country Priest is a 1951 French drama film written and directed by Robert Bresson. The film stars Claude Laydu in his feature film debut. A faithful adaptation of Georges Bernanos' Grand Prix du Roman-winning novel of the same name, the film tells the story of a sickly young Catholic priest who has been assigned a small village in northern France as his first parish. The film illustrates the eroding religious faith in the French countryside and the clergy's struggles to reach younger believers disillusioned by the inflexibility, and sometimes hypocritical flexibility, of the Church at the time.

<i>Love Streams</i> (film) 1984 film by John Cassavetes

Love Streams is a 1984 American film directed by John Cassavetes, in what would be his final independent feature and penultimate directorial project. The film tells the story of a middle-aged brother (Cassavetes) and sister who find themselves relying on one another after being abandoned by their loved ones.

Cinephilia is the term used to refer to a passionate interest in films, film theory, and film criticism. The term is a portmanteau of the words cinema and philia, one of the four ancient Greek words for love. A person with a passionate interest in cinema is called a cinephile, cinemaphile, filmophile, or, informally, a film buff. To a cinephile, a film is often not just a source of entertainment as they see films from a more critical point of view.

Maximalist film or maximalist cinema is related to the art and philosophy of maximalism.

Minimalist cinema is related to the art and philosophy of minimalism.

Modernist film is related to the art and philosophy of modernism.

Closet Picks is a video series by The Criterion Collection. Involving its Criterion Closet where all of its distributed titles are stored, Criterion regularly invites individuals in the film and entertainment industries, as well as those adjacent to them, to peruse and choose from its selection of discs. The video series began in 2010 when director Guillermo del Toro visited the Criterion office, during which he was filmed making his selections from the Criterion Closet. Since then, Criterion has filmed over two hundred installments of Closet Picks; past visitors include Ari Aster, Wim Wenders, Hideo Kojima, and many others.

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