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Thierry Frémaux

One visit, reaching 27 films in the collection.

9 Jan 2026

The general delegate of the Cannes Film Festival and the director of the Institut Lumière—whose film Lumière, le cinéma! is now playing on the Criterion Channel—shares his personal journey through cinema, highlighting such favorites as Pierrot le fou, 2046, Budd Boetticher’s Ranown westerns, and Il posto.

Chose Director Year
1 Pierrot le fou Jean-Luc Godard 1965
2 The Ranown Westerns: Five Films Directed by Budd Boetticherbox set, 5 films
3 Eclipse Series 12: Aki Kaurismäki’s Proletariat Trilogybox set, 3 films
4 ’Round Midnight Bertrand Tavernier 1986
5 Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975box set, 15 films
6 Il posto Ermanno Olmi 1961
7 La vérité Henri-Georges Clouzot 1960

Least-picked choice here: Pierrot le fou , taken by 1 other visits.

Watch the video · On criterion.com · This visit

Closest taste

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

GuestSharedJaccardIn common
Maggie Gyllenhaal 2 0.118 Il posto, ’Round Midnight
Tracy Letts 2 0.118 The Ranown Westerns: Five Films Directed by Budd Boetticher, ’Round Midnight