7 Jan 2017
Ben Wheatley’s Closet Picks
A voracious cinephile, the British director shared his thoughts on some of his favorite titles in the collection, noting his love for the camera movements in Grey Gardens and the terror he felt watching Things to Come as a child.
Criterion's own upload · on criterion.com
- Choices
- 12
- Single films
- 11
- Box sets
- 1
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Horse’s Mouth | Ronald Neame | 1958 |
| 2 |  Grey Gardens | David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Ellen Hovde, and Muffie Meyer | 1975 |
| 3 |  Two-Lane Blacktop | Monte Hellman | 1971 |
| 4 |  Things to Come | William Cameron Menzies | 1936 |
| 5 |  Fishing with John | John Lurie | 1992 |
| 6 |  Seven Samurai | Akira Kurosawa | 1954 |
| 7 |  Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman box set, 25 films | ||
| 8 |  Seconds | John Frankenheimer | 1966 |
| 9 |  Sweet Smell of Success | Alexander Mackendrick | 1957 |
| 10 |  Crumb | Terry Zwigoff | 1995 |
| 11 |  Rumble Fish | Francis Ford Coppola | 1983 |
| 12 |  Watership Down | Martin Rosen | 1978 |