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Ali Abbasi

Iranian-Swedish-Danish filmmaker of Border (2018), which won Un Certain Regard at Cannes, Holy Spider (2022) and The Apprentice (2024); directed two episodes of The Last of Us (2023).

4 things

La stradaOther Federico Fellini

loved

I don’t want to say much about La strada other than that it’s the reason why I am here.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Ali Abbasi, the entry for La strada.

2018-11-12·criterion.com ↗

Belle de jourOther Luis Buñuel

loved

Belle de jour is everything that’s great about him and more. It’s also actually really entertaining.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Ali Abbasi, the entry for Belle de jour.

2018-11-12·criterion.com ↗

Mulholland Dr.Other David Lynch

loved

I was completely unprepared when I saw Mulholland Dr. in a small art-house cinema in Stockholm, and it blew my mind.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Ali Abbasi, the entry for Mulholland Dr..

2018-11-12·criterion.com ↗

Naked LunchOther David Cronenberg

liked

Naked Lunch is one of the few movies to depict hallucinations that are actually very close to how they really are.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Ali Abbasi, the entry for Naked Lunch.

2018-11-12·criterion.com ↗

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