The Criterion Collection
The director and cowriter of Emilia Pérez shares his love for Fritz Lang’s rich visual language, compares Robert Altman’s narratives to “surrealist exquisite-corpse exercises,” and praises the Viennese sensibility of Max Ophuls’s La ronde.
The musician and Pulp front man shares how films like Blue Velvet and Meantime altered his view of cinema, talks about collaborating with Wes Anderson and Danny Boyle, and decides he’s finally ready to watch Salò, or The 120 Days...
The actor and star of Megalopolis shares her deep connection to Steve McQueen’s Small Axe, reminisces about growing up repeatedly watching Love & Basketball, and reflects on the cultural importance of Paris Is Burning.
The actor and director returns to the Closet, where he clarifies his feelings on Salò, or The 120 Days of Sodom; shares how much he learned about filmmaking from supplemental features on the Criterion editions of Barry Lyndon and Roma;...
Tradition and modernity collide in the sensuous films of this Indian American director, whose vibrant portraits of urban life and cross-cultural conflict give voice to people navigating an increasingly globalized world.
A sensitive chronicler of Black life, the Oscar-winning director breathes poetry into his explorations of masculine vulnerability, systemic injustice, and impossible love.
The legendary photographer and filmmaker talks about the inspiring beauty of Marlene Dietrich, reminiscences about the great actor and screenwriter Carole Eastman, and selects favorites such as On the Waterfront and ’Round Midnight.
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 comedian, actor, and author reflects on what Alex Cox’s Walker has to say about American history, talks about the subtle depth of Two-Lane Blacktop, and praises performances by Peter Falk and Walter Matthau.
The legendary actor shares his love for the Akira Kurosawa classics Red Beard and Ikiru, recalls how Tatsuya Nakadai was his teacher when he first began acting, admires the visual storytelling of City Lights, and shouts out his latest collaborator,...