Closet Picks

auteur

Wim Wenders

One visit, reaching 17 films in the collection.

7 Dec 2023

The legendary auteur returns to the Criterion Closet, where he selects new editions of favorite films like Down by Law and Wanda, talks about Kurosawa’s genius for recreating weather on-screen, and shouts out his former assistant director Claire Denis.

Chose Director Year
1 A Story of Floating Weeds / Floating Weeds: Two Films by Yasujiro Ozubox set, 2 films
2 Down by Law Jim Jarmusch 1986
3 The 400 Blows François Truffaut 1959
4 The Cameraman Edward Sedgwick 1928
5 The Complete Jacques Tatibox set, 6 films
6 Kagemusha Akira Kurosawa 1980
7 Wanda Barbara Loden 1970
8 Beau travail Claire Denis 1999
9 Until the End of the World Wim Wenders 1991
10 Au hasard Balthazar Robert Bresson 1966
11 Mouchette Robert Bresson 1967

Least-picked choice here: Mouchette , 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 Wim Wenders is left out, since they picked from one list.

GuestSharedJaccardIn common
Christoph Waltz 2 0.133 The 400 Blows, The Complete Jacques Tati
Ryusuke Hamaguchi 3 0.130 A Story of Floating Weeds / Floating Weeds: Two Films by Yasujiro Ozu, Beau travail, Until the End of the World
Carla Simón 2 0.118 Beau travail, Wanda
Kim Cattrall 2 0.095 The Complete Jacques Tati, Wanda
Juliette Binoche 2 0.087 Au hasard Balthazar, Down by Law