Closet Picks

7 Oct 2024

Marianne Jean-Baptiste & Mike Leigh’s Closet Picks

The legendary director joins the star of his new film Hard Truths in the Criterion Closet, where they share their love for Akira Kurosawa and Charles Burnett, reminisce about early moviegoing experiences, and select favorites for each other.

Choices
15
Single films
11
Box sets
4
Chose Director Year
1 A Story of Floating Weeds / Floating Weeds: Two Films by Yasujiro Ozubox set, 2 films
2 Night on Earth Jim Jarmusch 1991
3 John Cassavetes: Five Filmsbox set, 6 films
4 Secrets & Lies Mike Leigh 1996
5 To Sleep with Anger Charles Burnett 1990
6 Loves of a Blonde Miloš Forman 1965
7 Kes Ken Loach 1970
8 White Material Claire Denis 2009
9 Hunger Steve McQueen 2008
10 The Life of Oharu Kenji Mizoguchi 1952
11 Eclipse Series 23: The First Films of Akira Kurosawabox set, 4 films
12 Ashes and Diamonds Andrzej Wajda 1958
13 EO Jerzy Skolimowski 2022
14 Claudine John Berry 1974
15 The Ranown Westerns: Five Films Directed by Budd Boetticherbox set, 5 films

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