26 Nov 2025
Nicholas Britell’s Closet Picks
The composer reflects on his profound experience working on Barry Jenkins’s The Underground Railroad, praises favorite scores by Bernard Herrmann and Zbigniew Preisner, and shares why La Jetée inspires him to think about cinema’s infinite possibilities.
Criterion's own upload · on criterion.com
- Choices
- 6
- Single films
- 5
- Box sets
- 1
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Underground Railroad | Barry Jenkins | 2021 |
| 2 |  Citizen Kane | Orson Welles | 1941 |
| 3 |  The Double Life of Véronique | Krzysztof Kieślowski | 1991 |
| 4 |  Tokyo Olympiad | Kon Ichikawa | 1965 |
| 5 |  La Jetée/Sans Soleil box set, 2 films | ||
| 6 |  Malcolm X | Spike Lee | 1992 |