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“That movie almost feels like an electric shock.”
—Maggie Gyllenhaal, actor and director
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Filmmakers and visionaries on the movies that changed their lives
Ethan Hawke
Driven by performance
Actor and director
Wildcat
,
Before Sunrise
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Taylor Russell
They’re all love stories
Actor
Bones and All
,
Waves
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Kevin Kwan
Sumptuous literary feasts
Writer
Sex and Vanity
,
Crazy Rich Asians
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Jeff Nichols
American mythologies
Director
The Bikeriders
,
Midnight Special
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Emma Cline
Access to the mystery
Writer
The Girls
,
The Guest
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Pico Iyer
Pointing at the moon
Writer
The Man Within My Head
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The Lady and the Monk
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Ali Abbasi
Anti-movies and acts of genius
Director
The Apprentice
,
Border
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Christos Nikou
In search of a melancholic smile
Director
Fingernails
,
Apples
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Ezra Edelman
Changing the game
Director
O.J.: Made in America
,
Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals
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“i just picked movies that i flat-out love. I think that if we can share our love, then something good will come from it.”
—Ethan Hawke
kitty green
Strong female perspectives
Director
The Royal Hotel
,
The Assistant
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Annemarie Jacir
A sense of place
Director
Wajib
,
Salt of This Sea
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bryan fogel
Seeking the thrill
Director
The Dissident
,
Icarus
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Andrew Haigh
“Cinema is not here to make you feel safe.”
Director
All of Us Strangers
,
45 Years
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sophie de rakoff
Shaping the character
Costume Designer
Legally Blonde
,
The Morning Show
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“The macramé bag, the shag haircut, the miniskirts and knee-high boots. Legendary.
—Sophie de Rakoff on
Klute
Rachel Kushner
“The films that marked me.”
Writer
Creation Lake
,
The Flamethrowers
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kimberly peirce
Sex & relationships
director
Boys Don't Cry
,
Carrie
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Pablo Larraín
A very strong spiritual quality
Director
Maria
,
Spencer
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kim gordon
Explorations in atmosphere
musician
The Collective
,
Daydream Nation
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Reinaldo Marcus Green
Heroes & revolutionaries
director
Bob Marley: One Love
,
King Richard
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Sebastián Lelio
Art as a lifeline
Director
The Wonder
,
A Fantastic Woman
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james gray
Diving into souls
director
Armageddon Time
,
Ad Astra
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Chai Vasarhelyi
The personal & the political
director
Nyad
,
Free Solo
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Duke Johnson
Artisan fingerprints, invented worlds
director
The Actor
,
Anomalisa
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Lukas Dhont
Power in vulnerability
Director
Close
,
Girl
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ed lachman
Fresh, fearless voices
cinematographer
Maria
,
El Conde
,
Carol
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ari wegner
So many iconic frames
cinematographer
The Wonder
,
Power of the Dog
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Karyn Kusama
Feminist to the bone
director
Destroyer
,
Jennifer’s Body
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mike mills
High concepts, punk instincts
director
C’mon C’mon
,
Beginners
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