7 Oct 2024
Marianne Jean-Baptiste & Mike Leigh’s Closet Picks
The legendary director joins the star of his new film Hard Truths in the Criterion Closet, where they share their love for Akira Kurosawa and Charles Burnett, reminisce about early moviegoing experiences, and select favorites for each other.
Criterion's own upload · on criterion.com
- Choices
- 15
- Single films
- 11
- Box sets
- 4
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Story of Floating Weeds / Floating Weeds: Two Films by Yasujiro Ozu box set, 2 films | ||
| 2 |  Night on Earth | Jim Jarmusch | 1991 |
| 3 |  John Cassavetes: Five Films box set, 6 films | ||
| 4 |  Secrets & Lies | Mike Leigh | 1996 |
| 5 |  To Sleep with Anger | Charles Burnett | 1990 |
| 6 |  Loves of a Blonde | Miloš Forman | 1965 |
| 7 |  Kes | Ken Loach | 1970 |
| 8 |  White Material | Claire Denis | 2009 |
| 9 |  Hunger | Steve McQueen | 2008 |
| 10 |  The Life of Oharu | Kenji Mizoguchi | 1952 |
| 11 |  Eclipse Series 23: The First Films of Akira Kurosawa box set, 4 films | ||
| 12 |  Ashes and Diamonds | Andrzej Wajda | 1958 |
| 13 |  EO | Jerzy Skolimowski | 2022 |
| 14 |  Claudine | John Berry | 1974 |
| 15 |  The Ranown Westerns: Five Films Directed by Budd Boetticher box set, 5 films |