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Lili Horvát

Hungarian film director and screenwriter; made The Wednesday Child (2015), Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time (2020), Hungary's Oscar entry, and My Notes on Mars (2026), her first film in English.

5 things

The Marriage of Maria BraunOther Rainer Werner Fassbinder

loved

The Marriage of Maria Braun is my favorite of his films .

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Lili Horvát, the entry for The Marriage of Maria Braun.

2021-02-11·criterion.com ↗

Mulholland Dr.Other David Lynch

loved

However, I watched Mulholland Dr. on three consecutive days when it was released in Hungary—not only because I badly wanted to solve the mystery but also because I wanted to return to Lynch’s empire, to live in that utterly cinematic world of fantasy.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Lili Horvát, the entry for Mulholland Dr..

2021-02-11·criterion.com ↗

Paris, TexasOther Wim Wenders

loved

Paris, Texas has such an importance for me that in Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time I evoked a scene from it, recreating a playful overture between father and son, but as a scene with two lovers who have a hard time communicating with each other.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Lili Horvát, the entry for Paris, Texas.

2021-02-11·criterion.com ↗

The Man Who Fell to EarthOther Nicolas Roeg

liked

The Man Who Fell to Earth is also one of the few films that embrace their strangeness and experimental qualities while also having mainstream appeal.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Lili Horvát, the entry for The Man Who Fell to Earth.

2021-02-11·criterion.com ↗

Love StreamsOther John Cassavetes

liked

But what makes Love Streams still stand out for me is its portrayal of trust, the strength of familial bonds, and the comradeship between two aging siblings, played by a husband and wife in their last work together.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Lili Horvát, the entry for Love Streams.

2021-02-11·criterion.com ↗

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