Christopher Nolan's Criterion Closet Picks: From 'Citizen Kane' to 'The Black Stallion'
Christopher Nolan visited the Criterion Closet to select 15 favorite films, including Don Siegel's 'The Killers', a John Cassavetes box set, Al Reinert's 'For All Mankind', Orson Welles' 'Mr. Arkadin', Fritz Lang's 'The Testament of Dr. Mabuse', Satyajit Ray's Apu trilogy, Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project volume, Spike Lee's 'Malcolm X', David Lynch's 'Lost Highway', Carl Franklin's 'One False Move', Richard Linklater's 'Boyhood', Robert Altman's 'The Player', Godfrey Reggio's Qatsi trilogy, Carroll Ballard's 'The Black Stallion', and Orson Welles' 'Citizen Kane'. Nolan noted that 'The Testament of Dr. Mabuse' inspired the Joker in 'The Dark Knight'. He also mentioned never watching the second and third films of the Apu trilogy despite the first's impact. The visit was filmed and published on YouTube by Criterion.
Key facts
- Christopher Nolan selected 15 favorite films from the Criterion Closet.
- Selections include 'The Killers', 'Mr. Arkadin', 'The Testament of Dr. Mabuse', Apu trilogy, 'Malcolm X', 'Lost Highway', 'One False Move', 'Boyhood', 'The Player', Qatsi trilogy, 'The Black Stallion', and 'Citizen Kane'.
- Nolan said 'The Testament of Dr. Mabuse' inspired the Joker in 'The Dark Knight'.
- Nolan admitted he never watched the second and third films of Satyajit Ray's Apu trilogy.
- This is not Nolan's first visit to the Criterion Closet; previous visit had no cameras.
- The video was published on YouTube by Criterion.
- Nolan picked Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project volume featuring films from Cuba, Indonesia, Iran, and elsewhere.
- Nolan described 'Mr. Arkadin' as made 'in the scrappiest, most sort of homemade way'.
Entities
Artists
- Christopher Nolan
- Don Siegel
- John Cassavetes
- Al Reinert
- Brian Eno
- Orson Welles
- Fritz Lang
- Heath Ledger
- Satyajit Ray
- Martin Scorsese
- Spike Lee
- David Lynch
- Carl Franklin
- Richard Linklater
- Robert Altman
- Godfrey Reggio
- Carroll Ballard
Institutions
- Criterion
- World Cinema Project
Locations
- Cuba
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Chicago
- Hollywood
- Seoul