Marianne Jean-Baptiste & Mike Leigh
October 2024
The legendary director joins the star of his new filmHard Truthsin 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.
15 picks
Picks (15)
A Story of Floating Weeds / Floating Weeds: Two Films by Yasujiro Ozu
Box Set
Night on Earth
Jim Jarmusch
1991 • United States • 2h 9m
John Cassavetes: Five Films
Box Set
Secrets & Lies
Mike Leigh
1996 • United Kingdom • 2h 22m
To Sleep with Anger
Charles Burnett
1990 • United States • 1h 41m
Unavailable
Loves of a Blonde
Miloš Forman
1965 • Czechoslovakia • 1h 21m
Kes
Ken Loach
1970 • United Kingdom • 1h 51m
Unavailable
White Material
Claire Denis
2009 • France • 1h 46m
Unavailable
Hunger
Steve McQueen
2008 • Ireland • 1h 36m
The Life of Oharu
Kenji Mizoguchi
1952 • Japan • 2h 16m
Eclipse Series 23: The First Films of Akira Kurosawa
Box Set
Ashes and Diamonds
Andrzej Wajda
1958 • Poland • 1h 43m
EO
Jerzy Skolimowski
2022 • Poland • 1h 28m
Claudine
John Berry
1974 • United States • 1h 32m
Unavailable
The Ranown Westerns: Five Films Directed by Budd Boetticher
Box Set