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Doug Nichol

American filmmaker, cinematographer and music-video director; shot Madonna's Truth or Dare, won a Grammy for Sting's Ten Summoner's Tales video, and directed the documentary California Typewriter (2016).

7 things

The GraduateOther Mike Nichols

loved

And what can I say about The Graduate except that it’s the one film I never tire of seeing?

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Doug Nichol, the entry for The Graduate.

2017-09-01·criterion.com ↗

The Last Picture ShowOther Peter Bogdanovich

loved

There are moments in the performances in The Last Picture Show—Cloris Leachman’s final scene with Timothy Bottoms, or Ben Johnson’s scene at the water tank, just to name a few—that are stunning.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Doug Nichol, the entry for The Last Picture Show.

2017-09-01·criterion.com ↗

Wild StrawberriesOther Ingmar Bergman

loved

The scenes in which the main characters come to terms with their existence—the scene on the swing in the park with the snow falling in Ikiru, and the final scene in Wild Strawberries, where the main character calls across time to his parents and the past—are so powerful and beautiful.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Doug Nichol, the entry for Wild Strawberries.

2017-09-01·criterion.com ↗

IkiruOther Akira Kurosawa

loved

The scenes in which the main characters come to terms with their existence—the scene on the swing in the park with the snow falling in Ikiru, and the final scene in Wild Strawberries, where the main character calls across time to his parents and the past—are so powerful and beautiful.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Doug Nichol, the entry for Wild Strawberries.

2017-09-01·criterion.com ↗

La dolce vitaOther Federico Fellini

loved

La strada, 8½, and La dolce vita are my favorite Fellini films.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Doug Nichol, the entry for La dolce vita.

2017-09-01·criterion.com ↗

La stradaOther Federico Fellini

loved

La strada, 8½, and La dolce vita are my favorite Fellini films.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Doug Nichol, the entry for La dolce vita.

2017-09-01·criterion.com ↗

8½Other Federico Fellini

loved

La strada, 8½, and La dolce vita are my favorite Fellini films.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Doug Nichol, the entry for La dolce vita.

2017-09-01·criterion.com ↗

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