Closet Picks

director

William Friedkin

One visit, reaching 9 films in the collection.

22 Sept 2014

The Oscar-winning director marvels at “the history of world cinema” contained in our collection and selects favorites by Vittorio De Sica, Fritz Lang, Jules Dassin, and Federico Fellini.

Chose Director Year
1 Sunday Bloody Sunday John Schlesinger 1971
2 The Killing of a Chinese Bookie John Cassavetes 1976
3 Vampyr Carl Th. Dreyer 1932
4 Pickpocket Robert Bresson 1959
5 Umberto D. Vittorio De Sica 1952
6 All That Money Can Buy (a.k.a. The Devil and Daniel Webster) William Dieterle 1941
7 M Fritz Lang 1931
8 Brute Force Jules Dassin 1947
9 Federico Fellini 1963

Least-picked choice here: All That Money Can Buy (a.k.a. The Devil and Daniel Webster) , taken by nobody else.

Watch the video · On criterion.com · This visit

Closest taste

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

GuestSharedJaccardIn common
Marco Bellocchio 2 0.167 Pickpocket, Umberto D.
Shinichiro Watanabe 2 0.167 M, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Amy Heckerling 2 0.143 8½, M
Jacques Audiard 2 0.125 M, Vampyr
Natasha Lyonne 3 0.115 Pickpocket, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Umberto D.