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Steve McQueen on HUNGER
This interview with director Steve McQueen was conducted in 2009.
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Jean-Pierre Gorin on LA JETÉE
In 2005, filmmaker, writer, and educator Jean-Pierre Gorin spoke with the Criterion Collection about LA JETÉE and the work of director Chris Marker. His observations are presented here.
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Constance Towers on THE NAKED KISS
The following video interview with star Constance Towers was conducted in 2011 by film historian and filmmaker Charles Dennis.
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Shooting BLOOD SIMPLE
Joel and Ethan Coen tapped Barry Sonnenfeld to photograph their debut feature—a first for the cinematographer as well, as he had never shot on 35 mm film before. In May 2016, the three sat down to discuss and illustrate the film’s lighting and design, and to talk about some mistakes they felt the...
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Catherine Breillat on FAT GIRL, 2004
In this 2004 interview, director Catherine Breillat discusses her filmmaking methods and the alternate ending to FAT GIRL.
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Mario Sesti, Lando Buzzanca, and Stefania Sandrelli on DIVORCE ITALIAN STYLE
In these interviews, recorded in 2005, filmmaker and critic Mario Sesti and actors Lando Buzzanca and Stefania Sandrelli discuss director Pietro Germi on the set of DIVORCE ITALIAN STYLE.
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Jacques Audiard on DHEEPAN
This interview with DHEEPAN director Jacques Audiard was conducted in Paris in February 2017.
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Eva Marie Saint on ON THE WATERFRONT
Although ON THE WATERFRONT was Eva Marie Saint’s first feature film, she had been a successful actor for years before landing the role of Edie Doyle, which earned her an Oscar. She later starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s NORTH BY NORTHWEST and John Frankenheimer’s ALL FALL DOWN, among many other movi...
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Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk on A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE
Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk both considered their performances in A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE to be among the best of their careers. In this conversation, recorded in Rowlands’s Los Angeles home in 2004, they discuss their roles in the film and the unique experience of working with director John...
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An Appreciation of Les Blank by Werner Herzog
In this interview, conducted in September 2013, filmmaker Werner Herzog—whose movie FITZCARRALDO is the subject of Les Blank’s documentary BURDEN OF DREAMS—discusses his admiration for SPEND IT ALL.