Charles Burnett
April 2025
The writer and director reflects on the influence that Melvin Van Peebles had on him when he was a film student, talks about how Ermanno Olmi and Ousmane Sembène made films that speak to humanity, and selects favorites such asDodes’ka-denandDouble Indemnity.
9 picks
Picks (9)
Melvin Van Peebles: Essential Films
Box Set
Killer of Sheep
Charles Burnett
1977 • United States • 1h 20m
Dodes’ka-den
Akira Kurosawa
1970 • Japan • 2h 20m
A Day in the Country
Jean Renoir
1936 • France • 12m
Il posto
Ermanno Olmi
1961 • Italy • 1h 38m
I fidanzati
Ermanno Olmi
1962 • Italy • 1h 24m
Three Revolutionary Films by Ousmane Sembène
Box Set
Double Indemnity
Billy Wilder
1944 • United States • 1h 47m
Unavailable
Ingmar Bergman’s Cinema
Box Set