21 Oct 2025
Yorgos Lanthimos’s Closet Picks
The writer and director returns to the Criterion Closet, where he pays tribute to David Lynch, praises Mikey and Nicky as a perfect collaboration between a director and actors, and reminisces about watching Persona in Ingmar Bergman’s theater on Fårö Island.
- Choices
- 6
- Single films
- 5
- Box sets
- 1
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inland Empire | David Lynch | 2006 |
| 2 | Carnal Knowledge | Mike Nichols | 1971 |
| 3 | Mikey and Nicky | Elaine May | 1976 |
| 4 | Black God, White Devil | Glauber Rocha | 1964 |
| 5 | Persona | Ingmar Bergman | 1966 |
| 6 | Three Films by Luis Buñuelbox set, 3 films |