musician and filmmaker
David Byrne
One visit, reaching 11 films in the collection.
16 Jun 2025
The legendary musician, filmmaker, and visual artist talks about The Color of Pomegranates and how it challenges the idea of what a film can be, shouts out Neil Young’s Dead Man score, and shares his affection for the sentimentality in A Matter of Life and Death.
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Complete Jacques Tatibox set, 6 films | ||
| 2 | The Color of Pomegranates | Sergei Parajanov | 1969 |
| 3 | Dead Man | Jim Jarmusch | 1995 |
| 4 | A Matter of Life and Death | Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger | 1946 |
| 5 | The 39 Steps | Alfred Hitchcock | 1935 |
| 6 | True Stories | David Byrne | 1986 |
Least-picked choice here: The 39 Steps , taken by 2 other visits.
Closest taste
Guests who chose the most of the same things. Anyone filmed alongside David Byrne is left out, since they picked from one list.
| Guest | Shared | Jaccard | In common |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Comics | 2 | 0.087 | The Complete Jacques Tati, True Stories |