Closet Picks

3 Apr 2025

Claude Lelouch’s Closet Picks

The legendary director, writer, cinematographer, and producer praises Charlie Chaplin as a father to all filmmakers, reflects on casting Jean-Louis Trintignant in A Man and a Woman after seeing Il sorpasso, and shares why love has been the enduring theme of his work.

Choices
5
Single films
4
Box sets
1
Chose Director Year
1 Swing Time George Stevens 1936
2 The Complete Jacques Tatibox set, 6 films
3 The Circus Charles Chaplin 1928
4 Il sorpasso Dino Risi 1962
5 A Special Day Ettore Scola 1977

Watch the video · On criterion.com