The Criterion Collection
The late icon of French cinema brought his impossible good looks and air of cool detachment to films by Luchino Visconti, Jean-Pierre Melville, and other European masters.
The iconic actor shares her profound connection to Hirokazu Kore-eda’s After Life, recalls the deep impact Gena Rowlands had on her life and career, and selects favorites by Gordon Parks, Jim Jarmusch, Albert Brooks, and John Sayles.
The legendary actor talks about her lifelong love of Bette Davis, reminisces about working with John Cassavetes, and selects favorites by Hal Ashby, Gillian Armstrong, and Bill Forsyth.
The director of Blink Twice is joined by the film’s star in sharing their love for John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands, praising Paris Is Burning as “the greatest documentary of all time,” and selecting favorites, from Harlan County USA and...
The cinematographer of Bound and The Matrix talks about the thrill of watching John Ford’s Stagecoach for the first time, praises Martin Scorsese’s love of music, and picks up a recommendation from his granddaughter—Nobuhiko Obayashi’s House.
The Oscar-winning writer and director talks about Army of Shadows and Jean-Pierre Melville’s cinema of betrayal, shares his love for Denis Lavant's dancing in Beau travail, and selects favorites by Yasujiro Ozu, Ernst Lubitsch, and Nicholas Ray.
The actor and writer shares her love of the literary qualities of Eric Rohmer’s cinema, recalls the thrill of watching Bruno Dumont’s La vie de Jésus, and selects films by auteurs she has worked with, including Jean-Luc Godard and John...
The award-winning actor talks about his childhood experience seeing Carnival of Souls and his love for low-budget horror treasures, shares how Blue Velvet ignited his desire to become an actor and why Rashomon always moves him to tears, and praises...
The legendary actor reminiscences about her collaborations with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, recalls a memorable lunch she had with John Cassavetes, and talks about her connection to films by Ingmar Bergman and Mike Leigh.
The award-winning actor and producer discusses his work in such Mexican-cinema classics as Y tu mamá también and Amores perros, shares his love for the mysterious pleasures of Blow-Up and Purple Noon, and praises the brilliance of Luis Buñuel and...