25 Nov 2024
Johnnie To’s Closet Picks
The legendary director shares the importance of learning from the work of Krzysztof Kieślowski, talks about how Straw Dogs sparked his desire to pursue filmmaking, and selects box sets by two of his favorite filmmakers, Martin Scorsese and Masaki Kobayashi.
Criterion's own upload · on criterion.com
- Choices
- 9
- Single films
- 6
- Box sets
- 3
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Roma | Alfonso Cuarón | 2018 |
| 2 |  Dekalog | Krzysztof Kieślowski | 1988 |
| 3 |  Three Colors box set, 3 films | ||
| 4 |  Harakiri | Masaki Kobayashi | 1962 |
| 5 |  Eclipse Series 38: Masaki Kobayashi Against the System box set, 4 films | ||
| 6 |  Straw Dogs | Sam Peckinpah | 1971 |
| 7 |  Raging Bull | Martin Scorsese | 1980 |
| 8 |  Scorsese Shorts | Martin Scorsese | |
| 9 |  Eclipse Series 23: The First Films of Akira Kurosawa box set, 4 films |