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Park Chan-wook

One visit, reaching 26 films in the collection.

31 Oct 2022

The director of Oldboy and Decision to Leave talks about the influence of Ingmar Bergman, his complicated feelings about The Makioka Sisters, the way Mike Leigh works with actors, and his admiration for Don Siegel’s films.

Chose Director Year
1 The Magician Ingmar Bergman 1958
2 Red Desert Michelangelo Antonioni 1964
3 Stagecoach John Ford 1939
4 The Makioka Sisters Kon Ichikawa 1983
5 Blow Out Brian De Palma 1981
6 Les cousins Claude Chabrol 1959
7 Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975box set, 15 films
8 Life Is Sweet Mike Leigh 1990
9 La notte Michelangelo Antonioni 1961
10 Riot in Cell Block 11 Don Siegel 1954
11 Le silence de la mer Jean-Pierre Melville 1949
12 Brief Encounter David Lean 1945

Least-picked choice here: The Makioka Sisters , taken by nobody else.

Watch the video · On criterion.com · This visit