The Best Movies to Watch in Quarantine, According to Famous Directors

Marlene Dietrich in 1937’s comedy-drama Angel, directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Photo: Paramount Pictures Famous filmmakers? They’re just like us — holed up in their homes , desperate for some form of entertainment to distract them from the realities of COVID-19-induced quarantine.

Michael Mann I started getting serious about going back and looking at some great films, like That Obscure Object of Desire and The Phantom of Liberty by [Luis] Buñuel, and Hiroshima Mon Amour, by [Alain] Resnais. And Asphalt Jungle by John Huston and Out of the Past by Jacques Tourneur. When was the last time you saw Asphalt Jungle? I have seen it about three times. It’s fantastic. It doesn’t [get the respect today that it should].

Baltasar Kormákur I have been watching some things, but I was shooting until [a couple of Fridays ago], so I haven’t had too much time. I watched Tiger King on Netflix last night. I just got stuck in that quite trashy show. I also rewatched Come and See, by Elem Klimov, which is my all-time favorite movie. I’ve also rewatched The Favourite, and Border from last year, and Cold War. And Reconstruction, the Danish film. You know, I’m checking out older films rather than new ones.

Ava DuVernay Okay, I’ll take yesterday as an example of my viewing habits — which make no damn sense at this point. Allow me to explain! I’m a Bela Tarr fan. Started craving Turin Horse a couple of weeks ago. I watched through and enjoyed. And have since come to just “having it on” at various times over the last few weeks. I find it comforting. Like we’re all in the house together. Wild. And Notting Hill. I mean, need I say more? Caught it last night on insomnia-time cable. Delicious.

Coralie Fargeat The only thing I was able to watch and really enjoy was Jumanji. I wanted to see [Welcome to the Jungle] that somebody told me about it, but before I watched it, I said, Okay, I have to watch the original [Robin Williams] one. It was a very fresh, happy bubble. Entertaining and very funny and moving. I really liked both of them.

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