Closet Picks

writer and director

Lila Avilés

One visit, reaching 9 films in the collection.

13 Nov 2023

The award-winning writer and director of Tótem shares her love for Aki Kaurismäki’s “strange, funny filmmaking spirit,” dedicates her selection of Barbra Streisand’s The Prince of Tides to her mom, and talks about Werner Herzog as a “warrior” in Burden of Dreams.

Chose Director Year
1 Yi Yi Edward Yang 2000
2 Onibaba Kaneto Shindo 1964
3 Eclipse Series 12: Aki Kaurismäki’s Proletariat Trilogybox set, 3 films
4 Boat People Ann Hui 1982
5 The Prince of Tides Barbra Streisand 1991
6 In the Realm of the Senses Nagisa Oshima 1976
7 Burden of Dreams Les Blank 1982

Least-picked choice here: In the Realm of the Senses , taken by nobody else.

Watch the video · On criterion.com · This visit