Closet Picks

3 Oct 2025

Sergei Loznitsa’s Closet Picks

The writer and director talks about the connection between Le corbeau and Salò, or The 120 Days of Sodom; praises the strength of Kira Muratova and Larisa Shepitko; and selects Deep Crimson for his friend, Arturo Ripstein.

Choices
6
Single films
3
Box sets
3
Chose Director Year
1 Le Corbeau Henri-Georges Clouzot 1943
2 Salò, or The 120 Days of Sodom Pier Paolo Pasolini 1976
3 Brief Encounters / The Long Farewell: Two Films by Kira Muratovabox set, 2 films
4 Deep Crimson Arturo Ripstein 1996
5 Eclipse Series 11: Larisa Shepitkobox set, 2 films
6 Eclipse Series 29: Aki Kaurismäki’s Leningrad Cowboysbox set, 3 films

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