Criterion Closet

Desiree Akhavan

The writer-director-star ofAppropriate Behaviorshares what she’s learned about life and cinema from her favorite movies.

11 picks / Filmed June 2018

Picks

11 picks

Roman Polanski

1962 • Poland • 1h 34m

Spike Lee

1989 • United States • 2h

Víctor Erice

1973 • Spain • 1h 38m

Lynne Ramsay

1999 • United Kingdom • 1h 34m

John Cassavetes

1968 • United States • 2h 10m

John Cassavetes

1984 • United States • 2h 21m

Lena Dunham

2010 • United States • 1h 39m

Todd Haynes

1995 • United States • 1h 59m

Antonio Pietrangeli

1965 • Italy • 1h 55m

François Truffaut

1973 • France • 1h 56m

Mike Leigh

1990 • United Kingdom • 1h 43m