Closet Picks

3 Feb 2026

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Closet Picks

The actor and director suggests a delicious double feature, reminisces about the thrill of seeing Trainspotting for the first time, and finds inspiration in films like The Marriage of Maria Braun, Il posto, and Persona.

Choices
12
Single films
11
Box sets
1
Chose Director Year
1 Beau travail Claire Denis 1999
2 Tampopo Juzo Itami 1985
3 ’Round Midnight Bertrand Tavernier 1986
4 The BRD Trilogybox set, 3 films
5 Il posto Ermanno Olmi 1961
6 I fidanzati Ermanno Olmi 1962
7 Persona Ingmar Bergman 1966
8 Trainspotting Danny Boyle 1996
9 Breathless Jean-Luc Godard 1960
10 Vivre sa vie Jean-Luc Godard 1962
11 White Material Claire Denis 2009
12 Lone Star John Sayles 1996

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