19 Mar 2026
Sophy Romvari’s Closet Picks
The writer and director of Blue Heron shares how John Cassavetes inspired her own approach to independent filmmaking, praises The Watermelon Woman and Not a Pretty Picture as essential works of hybrid cinema, and talks about her personal connection to Jules and Jim .
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- Choices
- 5
- Single films
- 5
- Box sets
- 0
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Woman Under the Influence | John Cassavetes | 1974 |
| 2 |  The Watermelon Woman | Cheryl Dunye | 1996 |
| 3 |  Not a Pretty Picture | Martha Coolidge | 1975 |
| 4 |  Jules and Jim | François Truffaut | 1962 |
| 5 |  Girlfriends | Claudia Weill | 1978 |