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Jeremiah Zagar

American filmmaker; made In a Dream (2008), a documentary about his father, the mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar, then the features We the Animals (2018) and Hustle (2022).

7 things

RatcatcherOther Lynne Ramsay

loved

Ratcatcher is by far the most influential film in my life.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Jeremiah Zagar, the entry for Ratcatcher.

2018-08-29·criterion.com ↗

KesOther Ken Loach

loved

Kes is one of my favorite movies ever.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Jeremiah Zagar, the entry for Kes.

2018-08-29·criterion.com ↗

Pan’s LabyrinthOther Guillermo del Toro

loved

I saw Pan’s Labyrinth when it played at the New York Film Festival, and it was a euphoric experience.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Jeremiah Zagar, the entry for Pan’s Labyrinth.

2018-08-29·criterion.com ↗

The Tin DrumOther Volker Schlöndorff

loved

The Tin Drum is a crazy epic story told through the perspective of this young boy, and the voice-over is incredible and takes you through his experience.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Jeremiah Zagar, the entry for The Tin Drum.

2018-08-29·criterion.com ↗

Time BanditsOther Terry Gilliam

loved

I love Time Bandits, and it obviously fits into the kids’-adventure-fantasy stuff that I’m into.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Jeremiah Zagar, the entry for Time Bandits.

2018-08-29·criterion.com ↗

CrumbOther Terry Zwigoff

loved

Crumb is this beautiful portrait of this man teetering on the edge of madness, but Zwigoff makes him so sympathetic.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Jeremiah Zagar, the entry for Crumb.

2018-08-29·criterion.com ↗

HopscotchOther Ronald Neame

loved

Hopscotch is basically a perfect film, and Walter Matthau is unreal in it.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Jeremiah Zagar, the entry for Hopscotch.

2018-08-29·criterion.com ↗

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