17 Sept 2025
Paul Smith’s Closet Picks
The fashion designer shares his close personal connections to Withnail and I and My Beautiful Launderette, finds inspiration in Breathless, and praises Akira Kurosawa’s use of color in Kagemusha.
- Choices
- 5
- Single films
- 5
- Box sets
- 0
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Withnail and I | Bruce Robinson | 1987 |
| 2 | Breathless | Jean-Luc Godard | 1960 |
| 3 | My Beautiful Laundrette | Stephen Frears | 1985 |
| 4 | Kagemusha | Akira Kurosawa | 1980 |
| 5 | The Kid Brother | Ted Wilde | 1927 |