* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. Holy Motors (2012)
2. Pola X (1999)
3. The Lovers on the Bridge (1991)
4. Mauvais Sang (1986)
5. Boy Meets Girl (1984)
French Cinema
My Favorite Jane Campion Films
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. Top of the Lake (2013)
1a. Episode 1: Paradise Sold
1b. Episode 2 : Searchers Search
(co-directed with Garth Davis)
1c. Episode 3: The Edge of the Universe
(Garth Davis directed only)
1d. Episode 4: A Rainbow Above Us
(co-directed with Garth Davis)
1e. Episode 5: The Dark Creator
(co-directed with Garth Davis)
1f. Episode 6: No Goodbyes Thanks
(co-directed with Garth Davis)
(Television)
2. The Piano (1993)
3. The Power of the Dog (2021)
4. Sweetie (1989)
5. In the Cut (2003)
6. An Angel at My Table (1990)
7. Two Friends (1986)
(Television)
8. Bright Star (2009)
9. Top of the Lake: China Girl (2017)
9a. Episode 1: China Girl
9b. Episode 2: The Loved One
(Ariel Kleiman directed only)
9c. Episode 3: Surrogate
(Ariel Kleiman directed only)
9d. Episode 4: Birthday
(Ariel Kleiman directed only)
9e. Episode 5: Who’s Your Daddy?
9f. Episode 6: The Battle of the Mothers
(Ariel Kleiman directed only)
(Television)
10. Holy Smoke! (1999)
11. The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Short Cinema)
1. Passionless Moments (1983)
2. Peel: An Exercise in Discipline (1982)
3. A Girl’s Own Story (1984)
My Favorite Luis Bunuel Films
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. The Exterminating Angel (1962)
2. Viridiana (1961)
3. L’Age d’Or (1930)
4. El (1953)
(aka This Strange Passion)
5. Los Olvidados (1950)
6. Simon of the Desert (1965)
7. Un Chien Andalou (1929)
(Short Film)
8. Nazarin (1959)
9. Death in the Garden (1956)
10. The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1954)
11. Land Without Bread (1933)
(Documentary Short)
12. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
13. That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
14. The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
15. Belle de Jour (1967)
16. Tristana (1970)
17. The Young One (1960)
18. Robinson Crusoe (1954)
19. The Milky Way (1969)
20. Susana (1951)
21. El Bruto (1953)
22. The Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)
My Favorite Kathryn Bigelow Films
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
2. The Hurt Locker (2008)
3. Near Dark (1987)
4. Detroit (2017)
* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)
1. K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
2. Strange Days (1995)
3. Point Break (1991)
4. The Weight of Water (2000)
5. Blue Steel (1989)
My Favorite Ingmar Bergman Films
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. Persona (1966)
2. The Seventh Seal (1957)
3. Cries and Whispers (1972)
4. Wild Strawberries (1957)
5. The Silence (1963)
6. Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
7. Winter Light (1962)
8. Through a Glass Darkly (1961)
9. The Virgin Spring (1960)
10. Hour of the Wolf (1968)
11. Shame (1968)
12. The Magic Flute (1975)
(Swedish TV Film)
13. Fanny and Alexander (1982)
14. Autumn Sonata (1978)
15. Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
(Swedish TV Mini-Series)
16. Saraband (2003)
(Swedish TV Film)
17. From the Life of the Marionettes (1980)
18. The Touch (1971)
19. The Passion of Anna (1969)
20. Face to Face (1976)
21. The Magician (1958)
22. Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)
23. Summer Interlude (1951)
24. Summer with Monika (1953)
25. The Rite (1969)
(Swedish TV Film)
26. After the Rehearsal (1984)
(Swedish TV Film)
My Favorite Jacques Becker Films
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954)
2. Casque d’Or (1952)
3. Le Trou (1960)
My Favorite Mario Bava Films
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. Kill, Baby…Kill! (1966)
2. Blood and Black Lace (1964)
3. Lisa and the Devil (1973)
4. A Bay of Blood (1971)
(a.k.a Twitch of the Death Nerve)
5. Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)
6. Planet of the Vampires (1965)
7. Danger: Diabolik (1968)
8. Black Sabbath (1963)
(Anthology Film)
9. Black Sunday (1960)
10. The Whip and the Body (1963)
11. Hercules in the Haunted World (1961)
12. Erik the Conqueror (1961)
13. Rabid Dogs (1974)
(a.k.a Kidnapped)
14. The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963)
My Favorite Dario Argento Films
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. Deep Red (1975)
2. Tenebrae (1982)
3. Suspiria (1977)
4. Opera (1987)
5. Inferno (1980)
6. Phenomena (1985)
7. The Bird with the Crystal Plummage (1970)
8. Two Evil Eyes (1990)
8a. Segment: “The Black Cat”
(Anthology Film)
* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)
1. The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)
2. Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971)
My Favorite Michelangelo Antonioni Films
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. L’Eclisse (1962)
2. Le Amiche (1955)
3. La Notte (1961)
4. Zabriskie Point (1970)
5. L’Avventura (1960)
6. The Passenger (1975)
7. Red Desert (1965)
8. Blowup (1966)
9. Il Grido (1957)
10. Identification of a Woman (1982)
11. Beyond the Clouds (1995)
(co-directed with Wim Wenders)
12. The Mystery of Oberwald (1981)
13. Story of a Love Affair (1950)
14. I Vinti (1952)
15. The Lady Without Camelias (1953)
(I saw it on an old VHS Tape)
My Favorite Wes Anderson Films
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
2. Rushmore (1998)
3. Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
4. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
(Animated Film)
5. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
6. Isle of Dogs (2018)
(Animated Film)
7. The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
8. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
9. Bottle Rocket (1996)
* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Short Cinema)
1. Hotel Chevalier (2007)
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