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Davy Chou

Cambodian-French filmmaker; made the documentary Golden Slumbers on Cambodia's lost pre-Khmer Rouge cinema, then Diamond Island (2016), which won the SACD Award at Cannes Critics' Week, and Return to Seoul (2022).

5 things

The Apu TrilogyOther Satyajit Ray

loved

I could watch The Apu Trilogy again and again.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Davy Chou, the entry for The Apu Trilogy.

2023-03-13·criterion.com ↗

The Umbrellas of CherbourgOther Jacques Demy

loved

If I had to go to a desert island for the rest of my life, I would take The Umbrellas of Cherbourg with me.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Davy Chou, the entry for The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.

2023-03-13·criterion.com ↗

Flowers of ShanghaiOther Hou Hsiao-hsien

loved

I love to lose myself in Flowers of Shanghai.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Davy Chou, the entry for Flowers of Shanghai.

2023-03-13·criterion.com ↗

RemorquesOther Jean Grémillon

loved

But Remorques is an amazing film, and I wish more people would watch his work.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Davy Chou, the entry for Remorques.

2023-03-13·criterion.com ↗

A Brighter Summer DayOther Edward Yang

loved

But of course A Brighter Summer Day is a masterpiece.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Davy Chou, the entry for A Brighter Summer Day.

2023-03-13·criterion.com ↗

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