Dennis Lehane is best known for his novel Mystic River, made into the acclaimed film by Clint Eastwood. When we discovered his love for Criterion, we asked him to write for us, and he did, contributing a terrific essay to our rerelease of The Wages of Fear.
Biography via Criterion.
The List
1
Mona Lisa
Neil Jordan
1986
105 min
2
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Peter Weir
1975
107 min
3
The Rules of the Game
Jean Renoir
1939
110 min
4
The Lady Eve
UnavailablePreston Sturges
1941
97 min
5
Insomnia
Erik Skjoldbjærg
1997
96 min
6
Night and the City
UnavailableJules Dassin
1950
95 min
7
M
Fritz Lang
1931
8
The Wages of Fear
Henri-Georges Clouzot
1953
154 min
9
Do the Right Thing
UnavailableSpike Lee
1989
120 min
10tie
Rushmore
UnavailableWes Anderson
1998
93 min
10tie
The Royal Tenenbaums
UnavailableWes Anderson
2001
110 min