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Wim Wenders’ — Criterion Closet | Criteria

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Criterion Closet

Wim Wenders’

The legendary auteur returns to the Criterion Closet, where he selects new editions of favorite films likeDown by LawandWanda,talks about Kurosawa’s genius for recreating weather on-screen, and shouts out his former assistant director Claire Denis.

11 picks / Filmed December 2023

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Picks

11 picks

A Story of Floating Weeds / Floating Weeds: Two Films by Yasujiro Ozu

A Story of Floating Weeds / Floating Weeds: Two Films by Yasujiro Ozu

Box Set

Down by Law

Down by Law

Jim Jarmusch

1986 • United States • 1h 46m

The 400 Blows

The 400 Blows

François Truffaut

1959 • France • 1h 39m

The Cameraman

The Cameraman

Edward Sedgwick

1928 • United States • 1h 14m

Unavailable

The Complete Jacques Tati

The Complete Jacques Tati

Box Set

Kagemusha

Kagemusha

Akira Kurosawa

1980 • Japan • 3h

Wanda

Wanda

Barbara Loden

1970 • United States • 1h 43m

Beau travail

Beau travail

Claire Denis

1999 • France • 1h 33m

Until the End of the World

Until the End of the World

Wim Wenders

1991 • Germany, France, Australia • 2h 38m

Au hasard Balthazar

Au hasard Balthazar

Robert Bresson

1966 • France • 1h 36m

Mouchette

Mouchette

Robert Bresson

1967 • France • 1h 21m