Guest
Lucian Johnston
One visit, reaching 27 films in the collection.
9 Apr 2024
The writer-director of Janet Planet joins the film’s editor in praising Maurice Pialat’s unsentimental depiction of childhood, their collaborator Maria von Hausswolff’s cinematography in Godland, and the ineffable magic of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
With Annie Baker
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L’enfance nue | Maurice Pialat | 1968 |
| 2 | L’argent | Robert Bresson | 1983 |
| 3 | A Matter of Life and Death | Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger | 1946 |
| 4 | Godland | Hlynur Pálmason | 2022 |
| 5 | Design for Living | Ernst Lubitsch | 1933 |
| 6 | The Complete Films of Agnès Vardabox set, 22 films |
Least-picked choice here: L’enfance nue , taken by nobody else.