18 Apr 2025
Charles Burnett’s Closet Picks
The writer and director reflects on the influence that Melvin Van Peebles had on him when he was a film student, talks about how Ermanno Olmi and Ousmane Sembène made films that speak to humanity, and selects favorites such as Dodes’ka-den and Double Indemnity.
Criterion's own upload · on criterion.com
- Choices
- 9
- Single films
- 6
- Box sets
- 3
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Melvin Van Peebles: Essential Films box set, 4 films | ||
| 2 |  Killer of Sheep | Charles Burnett | 1977 |
| 3 |  Dodes’ka-den | Akira Kurosawa | 1970 |
| 4 |  A Day in the Country | Jean Renoir | 1936 |
| 5 |  Il posto | Ermanno Olmi | 1961 |
| 6 |  I fidanzati | Ermanno Olmi | 1962 |
| 7 |  Three Revolutionary Films by Ousmane Sembène box set, 3 films | ||
| 8 |  Double Indemnity | Billy Wilder | 1944 |
| 9 |  Ingmar Bergman’s Cinema box set, 40 films |