31 Aug 2022
John Darnielle’s Closet Picks
The Mountain Goats front man and novelist picked up a few favorite movies and shared his love for Bruce Lee, Laurence Olivier, Toshiro Mifune, and other screen icons.
Criterion's own upload · on criterion.com
- Choices
- 9
- Single films
- 6
- Box sets
- 3
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Samurai Trilogy box set, 3 films | ||
| 2 |  Original Cast Album: “Company” | D. A. Pennebaker | 1970 |
| 3 |  Salvatore Giuliano | Francesco Rosi | 1962 |
| 4 |  Richard III | Laurence Olivier | 1955 |
| 5 |  Kagemusha | Akira Kurosawa | 1980 |
| 6 |  The Signifyin’ Works of Marlon Riggs box set, 7 films | ||
| 7 |  Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits box set, 5 films | ||
| 8 |  Youth of the Beast | Seijun Suzuki | 1963 |
| 9 |  The Ballad of Narayama | Keisuke Kinoshita | 1958 |