Elegance Bratton

October 2022

The director ofThe Inspectiontells us why Jane Wyman is “a whole mood,” why Douglas Sirk is his dude, and which film will forever change the way you see curtains.

11 picks

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Picks (11)

Sid & Nancy

Alex Cox

1986 • United Kingdom • 1h 54m

Unavailable

Summertime

David Lean

1955 • United States • 1h 40m

Ratcatcher

Lynne Ramsay

1999 • United Kingdom • 1h 34m

Written on the Wind

Douglas Sirk

1956 • United States • 1h 39m

All That Heaven Allows

Douglas Sirk

1955 • United States • 1h 29m

Unavailable

Rashomon

Akira Kurosawa

1950 • Japan • 1h 28m

Melvin Van Peebles: Essential Films

Box Set

Paris Is Burning

Jennie Livingston

1990 • United States • 1h 18m

Bamboozled

Spike Lee

2000 • United States • 2h 16m

Unavailable

The Battle of Algiers

Gillo Pontecorvo

1966 • Italy, Algeria • 2h 2m

Some Like It Hot

Billy Wilder

1959 • United States • 2h 2m

Unavailable