21 Mar 2025
Mark Rylance’s Closet Picks
The actor talks about feeling immersed in The Tree of Wooden Clogs, praises Small Axe as an “extraordinary piece of work,” and suggests that all film lovers see every film by Akira Kurosawa.
- Choices
- 10
- Single films
- 9
- Box sets
- 1
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hidden Fortress | Akira Kurosawa | 1958 |
| 2 | Ikiru | Akira Kurosawa | 1952 |
| 3 | Miracle in Milan | Vittorio De Sica | 1951 |
| 4 | The Tree of Wooden Clogs | Ermanno Olmi | 1978 |
| 5 | Small Axebox set, 5 films | ||
| 6 | High Sierra | Raoul Walsh | 1941 |
| 7 | Dodes’ka-den | Akira Kurosawa | 1970 |
| 8 | The Friends of Eddie Coyle | Peter Yates | 1973 |
| 9 | Woman in the Dunes | Hiroshi Teshigahara | 1964 |
| 10 | After Life | Hirokazu Kore-eda | 1998 |