Filmed 2025-03-31
Rob Delaney
The writer, actor and comedian
Criterion's own upload · on criterion.com
The writer, actor, and comedian talks about Harlan County USA and how it captures the power of collective action, praises the incomparable beauty of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg , and shares how he was inspired by the complex portrayal of a marriage in Before Midnight.
What they took
4 cases, in the order Criterion lists them. Two are box sets, which is why 4 choices reach 8 films.
Least-picked choice here: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, taken by 1 other visits.
Table view
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Harlan County USA | Barbara Kopple | 1976 |
| 2 |  The Umbrellas of Cherbourg | Jacques Demy | 1964 |
| 3 |  The Before Trilogy box set, 3 films | · | · |
| 4 |  André Gregory & Wallace Shawn: 3 Films box set, 3 films | · | · |
France accounts for one of their two single films. The two box sets are what carry the reach to 8 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
Nobody close enough to name
A visit needs at least 5 choices to be compared at all, and a pair at least 2 in common to count as close. This visit took 4, so it sits out of the comparison.
Their decades
Their two 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.