31 Aug 2022
John Darnielle’s Closet Picks
The Mountain Goats front man and novelist picked up a few favorite movies and shared his love for Bruce Lee, Laurence Olivier, Toshiro Mifune, and other screen icons.
- Choices
- 9
- Single films
- 6
- Box sets
- 3
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Samurai Trilogybox set, 3 films | ||
| 2 | Original Cast Album: “Company” | D. A. Pennebaker | 1970 |
| 3 | Salvatore Giuliano | Francesco Rosi | 1962 |
| 4 | Richard III | Laurence Olivier | 1955 |
| 5 | Kagemusha | Akira Kurosawa | 1980 |
| 6 | The Signifyin’ Works of Marlon Riggsbox set, 7 films | ||
| 7 | Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hitsbox set, 5 films | ||
| 8 | Youth of the Beast | Seijun Suzuki | 1963 |
| 9 | The Ballad of Narayama | Keisuke Kinoshita | 1958 |