Desiree Akhavan
June 2018
The writer-director-star ofAppropriate Behaviorshares what she’s learned about life and cinema from her favorite movies.
11 picks
Picks (11)
Knife in the Water
Roman Polanski
1962 • Poland • 1h 34m
Do the Right Thing
Spike Lee
1989 • United States • 2h
Unavailable
The Spirit of the Beehive
Víctor Erice
1973 • Spain • 1h 38m
Ratcatcher
Lynne Ramsay
1999 • United Kingdom • 1h 34m
Faces
John Cassavetes
1968 • United States • 2h 10m
Love Streams
John Cassavetes
1984 • United States • 2h 21m
Unavailable
Tiny Furniture
Lena Dunham
2010 • United States • 1h 39m
Safe
Todd Haynes
1995 • United States • 1h 59m
Unavailable
I Knew Her Well
Antonio Pietrangeli
1965 • Italy • 1h 55m
Day for Night
François Truffaut
1973 • France • 1h 56m
Unavailable
Life Is Sweet
Mike Leigh
1990 • United Kingdom • 1h 43m