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François Girard

The writer and director reminisces about seeingShort Cutsat the Venice Film Festival, selectsMerry Christmas Mr. Lawrenceout of love for Ryuichi Sakamoto, and takes home the one Stanley Kubrick film he hasn’t see.

10 picks / Filmed April 2023

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Picks

10 picks

Rashomon

Akira Kurosawa

1950 • Japan • 1h 28m

Short Cuts

Robert Altman

1993 • United States • 3h 8m

Unavailable

The Thin Red Line

Terrence Malick

1998 • United States • 2h 51m

Unavailable

François Girard

Picks

Rashomon

Short Cuts

The Thin Red Line

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

The Killing

Macbeth

Eclipse Series 2: The Documentaries of Louis Malle

Othello

L’argent

Exotica