23 Apr 2023
Carl Franklin’s Closet Picks
The director of One False Move and Devil in a Blue Dress talks about his love of Yasujiro Ozu, the exploration of crime in Pixote , the inspiration he took from Children of Paradise , and one of the greatest jazz films of all time.
Criterion's own upload · on criterion.com
- Choices
- 12
- Single films
- 10
- Box sets
- 2
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Killers box set, 2 films | ||
| 2 |  My Life as a Dog | Lasse Hallström | 1985 |
| 3 |  Children of Paradise | Marcel Carné | 1945 |
| 4 |  Tokyo Story | Yasujiro Ozu | 1953 |
| 5 |  Late Spring | Yasujiro Ozu | 1949 |
| 6 |  8½ | Federico Fellini | 1963 |
| 7 |  To Sleep with Anger | Charles Burnett | 1990 |
| 8 |  Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 3 box set, 6 films | ||
| 9 |  Death in Venice | Luchino Visconti | 1971 |
| 10 |  The Damned | Luchino Visconti | 1969 |
| 11 |  ’Round Midnight | Bertrand Tavernier | 1986 |
| 12 |  Chimes at Midnight | Orson Welles | 1966 |