Azazel Jacobs

November 2024

The writer and director ofHis Three Daughtersshares his deep love for Charles Laughton, talks about how Aki Kaurismäki blends fantasy and reality inLa vie de bohème,and praisesLa CiénagaandGirlfriendsas cinematic miracles.

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Picks (9)

The Exterminating Angel

Luis Buñuel

1962 • Mexico • 1h 33m

Hobson’s Choice

David Lean

1954 • United Kingdom • 1h 48m

La vie de bohème

Aki Kaurismäki

1992 • Finland, France • 1h 43m

La Ciénaga

Lucrecia Martel

2001 • Argentina • 1h 41m

Girlfriends

Claudia Weill

1978 • United States • 1h 26m

Unavailable

Tótem

Lila Avilés

2023 • Mexico • 1h 35m

Miracle in Milan

Vittorio De Sica

1951 • Italy • 1h 37m

The Breakfast Club

John Hughes

1985 • United States • 1h 38m

Unavailable

Pandora’s Box

G. W. Pabst

1929 • Germany • 2h 21m