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Pablo Larraín

Chilean filmmaker whose films on Chile under Pinochet include Tony Manero (2008), No (2012) and El Conde (2023); he also directed Jackie (2016), Spencer (2021) and Maria (2024).

9 things

Barry LyndonOther Stanley Kubrick

loved

Barry Lyndon is a movie that I love, and it was relevant for the making of Spencer.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Pablo Larraín, the entry for Barry Lyndon.

2021-12-13·criterion.com ↗

Beau travailOther Claire Denis

loved

Beau travail is an incredible exploration of masculinity, made by a woman.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Pablo Larraín, the entry for Beau travail.

2021-12-13·criterion.com ↗

Belle de jourOther Luis Buñuel

loved

I haven’t seen Belle de jour in a long time, but it blew my mind, and I’m sure a lot of people feel the same.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Pablo Larraín, the entry for Belle de jour.

2021-12-13·criterion.com ↗

Elevator to the GallowsOther Louis Malle

loved

Elevator to the Gallows is a classic for me.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Pablo Larraín, the entry for Elevator to the Gallows.

2021-12-13·criterion.com ↗

Paris, TexasOther Wim Wenders

loved

Paris, Texas is another classic. I watched it again before making Spencer, when I was looking for movies about motherhood. It’s a very moving, simple, and extremely regional story.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Pablo Larraín, the entry for Paris, Texas.

2021-12-13·criterion.com ↗

PersonaOther Ingmar Bergman

loved

Persona is fascinating. I don’t think any other movie has come close to what it does in terms of depicting two different people who become one, then become the other, then become themselves again, and so on.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Pablo Larraín, the entry for Persona.

2021-12-13·criterion.com ↗

Blow-UpOther Michelangelo Antonioni

loved

I’m a photographer, so my connection with Blow-Up is through photography. The film is based on a story by an Argentine writer I love, Julio Cortázar, and it’s just so elegantly and strangely made.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Pablo Larraín, the entry for Blow-Up.

2021-12-13·criterion.com ↗

Close-UpOther Abbas Kiarostami

loved

Close-up is one of the most unforgettable films about cinema, people playing themselves, and the question of what fiction is and isn’t, and who is and isn’t conscious of that distinction.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Pablo Larraín, the entry for Close-up.

2021-12-13·criterion.com ↗

TeoremaOther Pier Paolo Pasolini

loved

Teorema is a classic, and Pasolini is one of my favorite filmmakers.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Pablo Larraín, the entry for Teorema.

2021-12-13·criterion.com ↗

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