Constance Tsang is a Chinese American writer, director, and educator based in New York. Her first feature, Blue Sun Palace, was awarded the French Touch Prize by the jury at the 2024 Cannes Critics’ Week and was an official selection at New Directors/New Films 2025.
Biography via Criterion.
The List
1
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Chantal Akerman
1975
202 min
2
L’argent
Robert Bresson
1983
85 min
3
Close-up
Abbas Kiarostami
1990
98 min
4
Three Colors: Blue
Krzysztof Kieślowski
1993
98 min
5
Cléo from 5 to 7
Agnès Varda
1962
90 min
6
Wanda
Barbara Loden
1970
103 min
7
Taipei Story
Edward Yang
1985
120 min
8tie
Pather Panchali
Satyajit Ray
1955
125 min
8tie
Aparajito
Satyajit Ray
1956
110 min
8tie
Apur Sansar
Satyajit Ray
1959
105 min
9
In the Mood for Love
Wong Kar Wai
2000
99 min
10tie
Fox and His Friends
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
1975
125 min
10tie
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
1972
124 min