Closet Picks

writer and director

Mary Bronstein

One visit, reaching 21 films in the collection.

1 Oct 2025

The writer and director selects a pair of feminist films by Dorothy Arzner, shares why Chantal Akerman and David Lynch are her filmmaking idols, and praises how Eric Rohmer’s Six Moral Tales portray complex dynamics between women and men.

Chose Director Year
1 Dance, Girl, Dance Dorothy Arzner 1940
2 Merrily We Go to Hell Dorothy Arzner 1932
3 Frownland Ronald Bronstein 2007
4 Chantal Akerman Masterpieces, 1968–1978box set, 9 films
5 Inland Empire David Lynch 2006
6 This Is Spinal Tap Rob Reiner 1984
7 Six Moral Talesbox set, 6 films
8 It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Stanley Kramer 1963

Least-picked choice here: Frownland , taken by 1 other visits.

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