6 Dec 2014
Asif Kapadia’s Closet Picks
The Oscar-winning director of Amy talks about how Do the Right Thing became a major influence on his work, the overwhelming tension of an infamous scene in Code Unknown, and his love of Ken Loach’s early work.
Criterion's own upload · on criterion.com
- Choices
- 14
- Single films
- 13
- Box sets
- 1
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Simon of the Desert | Luis Buñuel | 1965 |
| 2 |  Blind Chance | Krzysztof Kieślowski | 1981 |
| 3 |  In the Mood for Love | Wong Kar Wai | 2000 |
| 4 |  Salò, or The 120 Days of Sodom | Pier Paolo Pasolini | 1976 |
| 5 |  Don’t Look Now | Nicolas Roeg | 1973 |
| 6 |  The Vanishing | George Sluizer | 1988 |
| 7 |  Do the Right Thing | Spike Lee | 1989 |
| 8 |  Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion | Elio Petri | 1970 |
| 9 |  Code Unknown | Michael Haneke | 2000 |
| 10 |  Three Outlaw Samurai | Hideo Gosha | 1964 |
| 11 |  Yi Yi | Edward Yang | 2000 |
| 12 |  The Samurai Trilogy box set, 3 films | ||
| 13 |  Kes | Ken Loach | 1970 |
| 14 |  Gomorrah | Matteo Garrone | 2008 |