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Tracy Letts

American playwright and actor; won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for August: Osage County, wrote Killer Joe and Bug, and won a Tony as George in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2013).

6 things

Cries and WhispersOther Ingmar Bergman

loved

Cries and Whispers is a masterpiece.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Tracy Letts, the entry for Cries and Whispers.

2017-11-29·criterion.com ↗

La dolce vitaOther Federico Fellini

loved

La dolce vita is forever.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Tracy Letts, the entry for La dolce vita.

2017-11-29·criterion.com ↗

The Gold RushOther Charles Chaplin

loved

Even if you have no interest in The Gold Rush’s innovations, it’s still funny, suspenseful, moving.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Tracy Letts, the entry for The Gold Rush.

2017-11-29·criterion.com ↗

La notteOther Michelangelo Antonioni

loved

I prefer La notte. The details of the lives of the Pontanos give La notte humanity and universality.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Tracy Letts, the entry for La notte.

2017-11-29·criterion.com ↗

Rosemary’s BabyOther Roman Polanski

loved

Movies are rarely as quotable as Rosemary’s Baby, and no other horror movie comes close.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Tracy Letts, the entry for Rosemary’s Baby.

2017-11-29·criterion.com ↗

The Bank DickOther Edward Cline

liked

The Bank Dick also features several great comic character actors, such as Franklin Pangborn, Grady Sutton (as Og Oggilby), and Shemp Howard.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Tracy Letts, the entry for The Bank Dick.

2017-11-29·criterion.com ↗

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