6 Dec 2014
Asif Kapadia’s Closet Picks
The Oscar-winning director of Amy talks about how Do the Right Thing became a major influence on his work, the overwhelming tension of an infamous scene in Code Unknown, and his love of Ken Loach’s early work.
- Choices
- 14
- Single films
- 13
- Box sets
- 1
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon of the Desert | Luis Buñuel | 1965 |
| 2 | Blind Chance | Krzysztof Kieślowski | 1981 |
| 3 | In the Mood for Love | Wong Kar Wai | 2000 |
| 4 | Salò, or The 120 Days of Sodom | Pier Paolo Pasolini | 1976 |
| 5 | Don’t Look Now | Nicolas Roeg | 1973 |
| 6 | The Vanishing | George Sluizer | 1988 |
| 7 | Do the Right Thing | Spike Lee | 1989 |
| 8 | Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion | Elio Petri | 1970 |
| 9 | Code Unknown | Michael Haneke | 2000 |
| 10 | Three Outlaw Samurai | Hideo Gosha | 1964 |
| 11 | Yi Yi | Edward Yang | 2000 |
| 12 | The Samurai Trilogybox set, 3 films | ||
| 13 | Kes | Ken Loach | 1970 |
| 14 | Gomorrah | Matteo Garrone | 2008 |