20 Nov 2024
Karyn Kusama’s Closet Picks
The writer and director of Girlfight selects films with complex themes of power and ambition; praises women whose work she felt gave her permission to become a filmmaker, such as Martha Coolidge and Joan Micklin Silver; and shares her love for Yasujiro Ozu’s late masterpieces.
- Choices
- 8
- Single films
- 5
- Box sets
- 3
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Damned | Luchino Visconti | 1969 |
| 2 | Not a Pretty Picture | Martha Coolidge | 1975 |
| 3 | Chilly Scenes of Winter | Joan Micklin Silver | 1979 |
| 4 | Three Films by Luis Buñuelbox set, 3 films | ||
| 5 | No Country for Old Men | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen | 2007 |
| 6 | Dogfight | Nancy Savoca | 1991 |
| 7 | Eclipse Series 3: Late Ozubox set, 5 films | ||
| 8 | The Qatsi Trilogybox set, 3 films |