5 Mar 2024
Chelsea Peretti’s Closet Picks
The comedian, actor, and director talks about loving the relatable weirdness of Grey Gardens and the compulsive passion of Crumb; praises Miranda July’s singular, offbeat voice; and shares how The 400 Blows (a Natasha Lyonne recommendation) evokes empathy for the pains of growing up.
Criterion's own upload · on criterion.com
- Choices
- 11
- Single films
- 10
- Box sets
- 1
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Girlfriends | Claudia Weill | 1978 |
| 2 |  Me and You and Everyone We Know | Miranda July | 2005 |
| 3 |  Trainspotting | Danny Boyle | 1996 |
| 4 |  Grey Gardens | David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Ellen Hovde, and Muffie Meyer | 1975 |
| 5 |  Crumb | Terry Zwigoff | 1995 |
| 6 |  Hollywood Shuffle | Robert Townsend | 1987 |
| 7 |  Wild Strawberries | Ingmar Bergman | 1957 |
| 8 |  The Red Balloon and Other Stories: Five Films by Albert Lamorisse box set, 5 films | ||
| 9 |  The 400 Blows | François Truffaut | 1959 |
| 10 |  Mikey and Nicky | Elaine May | 1976 |
| 11 |  The Blob | Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. | 1958 |