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Carrie Coon

American actress of stage and screen, known for The Leftovers, Fargo, The Gilded Age and the third season of The White Lotus (2025), and for Gone Girl (2014) on film.

7 things

Black GirlOther Ousmane Sembène

loved

I watched Black Girl pretty recently and found it to be so stirring.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Carrie Coon, the entry for Black Girl.

2020-12-02·criterion.com ↗

DekalogOther Krzysztof Kieślowski

loved

Dekalog was one of the first foreign works I ever saw, and it’s astonishing. There’s not a weak moment in these ten films.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Carrie Coon, the entry for Dekalog.

2020-12-02·criterion.com ↗

The CrematorOther Juraj Herz

loved

The Cremator is a film I watched during this year’s pandemic that shocked me. It was made in 1969, is set in 1930s Prague, and was banned until the fall of communism in 1989. It’s an exploration of the banality of evil, and what’s astonishing is that it does exactly what drama is supposed to do: it feels both inevitable and surprising, and you don’t realize the trip you’re on until you’re already down the slope.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Carrie Coon, the entry for The Cremator.

2020-12-02·criterion.com ↗

BadlandsOther Terrence Malick

loved

Badlands is an example of how that can be used powerfully when it’s well-written, has a very specific point of view, and is impeccably performed. Sissy Spacek is so disarming in this, and her narration is pitch-perfect.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Carrie Coon, the entry for Badlands.

2020-12-02·criterion.com ↗

Chungking ExpressOther Wong Kar Wai

loved

Chungking Express was the first Wong Kar Wai film I saw, and I remember feeling uplifted when it was over.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Carrie Coon, the entry for Chungking Express.

2020-12-02·criterion.com ↗

Portrait of a Lady on FireOther Céline Sciamma

loved

No matter how you slice it, Portrait of a Lady on Fire is exquisitely made.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Carrie Coon, the entry for Portrait of a Lady on Fire.

2020-12-02·criterion.com ↗

NakedOther Mike Leigh

liked

The misanthrope he plays in Naked, this man grasping his way through a modern and blighted London, was provocative for me.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Carrie Coon, the entry for Naked.

2020-12-02·criterion.com ↗

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