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Johnnie To

One visit, reaching 17 films in the collection.

25 Nov 2024

The legendary director shares the importance of learning from the work of Krzysztof Kieślowski, talks about how Straw Dogs sparked his desire to pursue filmmaking, and selects box sets by two of his favorite filmmakers, Martin Scorsese and Masaki Kobayashi.

Chose Director Year
1 Roma Alfonso Cuarón 2018
2 Dekalog Krzysztof Kieślowski 1988
3 Three Colorsbox set, 3 films
4 Harakiri Masaki Kobayashi 1962
5 Eclipse Series 38: Masaki Kobayashi Against the Systembox set, 4 films
6 Straw Dogs Sam Peckinpah 1971
7 Raging Bull Martin Scorsese 1980
8 Scorsese Shorts Martin Scorsese
9 Eclipse Series 23: The First Films of Akira Kurosawabox set, 4 films

Least-picked choice here: Eclipse Series 38: Masaki Kobayashi Against the System , taken by nobody else.

Watch the video · On criterion.com · This visit

Closest taste

Guests who chose the most of the same things. Anyone filmed alongside Johnnie To is left out, since they picked from one list.

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Barry Jenkins 2 0.083 Dekalog, Three Colors