Filmed 2025-01-26
Atom Egoyan
The writer and director
Criterion's own upload · on criterion.com
The writer and director shares how an act of generosity from Wim Wenders changed his life, recalls how Working Girls influenced the tone of Exotica, and explores the “erotic energy” of Walkabout.
What they took
8 cases, in the order Criterion lists them. Three are box sets, which is why 8 choices reach 57 films.
Least-picked choice here: Michael Haneke: Trilogy, taken by 2 other visits.
Table view
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wings of Desire | Wim Wenders | 1987 |
| 2 |  Michael Haneke: Trilogy box set, 3 films | · | · |
| 3 |  Fat Girl | Catherine Breillat | 2001 |
| 4 |  Working Girls | Lizzie Borden | 1986 |
| 5 |  Pasolini 101 box set, 9 films | · | · |
| 6 |  The Night Porter | Liliana Cavani | 1974 |
| 7 |  Walkabout | Nicolas Roeg | 1971 |
| 8 |  Ingmar Bergman’s Cinema box set, 40 films | · | · |
Their five single films come from five different countries, with no one of them leading. The three box sets are what carry the reach to 57 films.
Closest taste
Jaccard overlap against every other visit, counted on what came off the shelf rather than on films, so a shared box set counts once rather than as the films inside it.
403 visits compared · 31 filmed-together pairs excluded
Their decades
Their five single films with a release year on record, against where every guest's single-film picks land. Box sets are left out of both sides, so the two bars measure the same thing.