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The director and cowriter of Nickel Boys praises The Qatsi Trilogy as “vital for understanding the visual world,” quotes from Chris Marker’s Sans Soleil, and talks about watching Bruce Lee movies with his dad.
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The Academy Award–winning producer praises Claire Denis’s portrayal of masculinity in Beau travail, talks about the lessons he learned from Luis Buñuel’s producer Serge Silberman, and selects favorites by friends and collaborators, including The Last Wave, The Double Life of...
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.
Hailing from New Zealand, the Oscar-winning director has made lush historical dramas, harrowing coming-of-age tales, and seedy detective thrillers—all united by an interest in emotional turmoil and the vagaries of desire.
The Palme d’Or–winning director praises Catherine Breillat’s cinematic exploration of sexuality, talks about Gena Rowlands and John Cassavetes’s collaborations, and shares a story from the set of one of his films.
The fashion designer recalls a favorite scene from The Asphalt Jungle, talks about her love of films about childhood, and celebrates her friends David Lynch and Agnès Varda.
The director of One False Move and Devil in a Blue Dress talks about his love of Yasujiro Ozu, the exploration of crime in Pixote, the inspiration he took from Children of Paradise, and one of the greatest jazz films...
The writer, director, and actor talks about a parallel between The 400 Blows and his popular show It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the inspiration he has taken from Being There, and his excitement about exploring the work of Agnès Varda.
The director of Beau Is Afraid talks about one of the best experiences he’s had in a movie theater, the inspiration he’s taken from Karel Zeman, and the possibility that Cure is “the greatest movie ever made.”