Denis Villeneuve’s Criterion Closet Picks
Director Denis Villeneuve steps into the Criterion Closet to choose and talk about a few of his favorite films, including Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Three Colors trilogy, Steven Soderbergh’s Che, and Seven Samurai. At one point, he says, “We all look like Smurfs next to Fellini.”
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My favorite bit is when he seemingly can't be bothered to speak English anymore and just drops back into French in order to properly express himself.
But what's funny is that even in French, he seems to have a hard time finding the words he wants to use.
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