Gael García Bernal’s Closet Picks

[@Meidaneh_Shush]

I love how in the last couple of Criterion Closet videos they actually show everything the people say, and don't cut out a bunch of their commentary, and film picks.

[@scheddoc]

he's so effortlessly charismatic

[@Willismcnillis]

Y Tu Mama Tambien was one of the most beautiful film experiences I’ve ever had. Awesome to see him here.

[@FSVR54]

you must've seen like 12 films in that case

[@Willismcnillis]

@@FSVR54 several thousand, but thanks for the comment 🙂

[@AliG4life]

Yeah same here, still one of my favorites

[@dietcokefan]

an immediate favorite

[@josephwritessongs]

It's strange actually.... I associate him so strongly with that film, and love his character so much I got weirdly emotional when this started seeing him all grown up!

[@xaviout2024]

My son is named Gael in honor to this great actor and human being. Gracias por tu arte crack.

[@MattelJones]

I like what he said (in reference to Blow Up) about how people had more time to get involved in unexpected situations prior to the age of the cell phone and social media. So true. An actor whose work I have consistently enjoyed, a great selection of films and oral history, thank you!

[@OldDunc]

Sigh. Saying things like that is a sign that one is getting old. Well, it happens to all of it. But yes, I very much enjoyed seeing him here.

[@michaelz9892]

Such a refreshing personality and great smile.

[@tinypinata505]

Seven minutes in heaven in the closet with Gael.

[@bridgetbinion8494]

Hmmmmm.......

[@zestyut1344]

So which film made you horny. ?

[@vanilla-vibes-93]

Well said, do you have a similar collection yourself?

[@fanorama1]

Crazy to see him older. Time passes but we are forever young on film.

[@Sharpe1502]

Silver hair looks gorgeous on him though.

[@wvanderwahl]

Still handsome.

[@ririschannelx]

Ageist much

[@fanorama1]

who?@@ririschannelx

[@dosuebradas]

Que bien como pronuncias el English.... le aporto ese gustico por el dolar, y ese grito como al final de la cinta que se confunde con lo cheyene.....No country old Men de los Hnos Cohen....

[@gnalkhere]

I was an extra on Rosewater and I wanted to ask GGB what genre Y Tu Mama Tambien it was and he said "whatever you want it to be". Super cool dude. Went and saw Mala Educacion the next day

[@dosuebradas]

Que bien como pronuncias el English.... le aporto ese gustico por el dolar, y ese grito como al final de la cinta que se confunde con lo cheyene.....No country old Men de los Hnos Cohen....

[@Roadwarrior55]

Love Gael. Criterion needs to include Motorcycle Diaries and the Science of Sleep. He's amazing in both films.

[@gaelgarciabarchive]

fr! and No (2012) pls

[@leoelliondeux]

Yes!!! Both of those films are amazinggggg

[@PeterSmith-go9ef]

NO and Neruda are Aweeeeeesome!

[@salvadorbeltran1205]

Agree. I would add No and Babel as well.

[@lazerrrdisc]

4:45 is an all-time great criterion closet moment...

[@tonym6566]

He’s right too, Y tu mamá también would be canceled nowadays

[@josephg9113]

​@@tonym6566nah ngl some art house directors would have the balls to make it. It's was very controversial when it released as well

[@crixxbrain6372]

You are absolutely right!

[@tonyseybert8068]

Um, it still exists and nobody is trying to keep from you seeing it. Are all of your opinions so stupid and predictable and unoriginal?

[@archaeopteryx981]

@@tonym6566 Why does everyone always say such-and-such movie would be “canceled nowadays”? When “Y tu mamá también” was initially released in the US, it went unrated in order to avoid being essentially “canceled” with an NC-17 rating. Roger Ebert criticized the puritanical nature of the ratings system at the time that forced the director to retreat to Mexico. If the movie came out today, you’d have a bunch of people whining that it was “woke” because it featured POC actors and accusing it of “grooming” because it had two straight guys becoming gay for each other.

[@leonardo_ximenez]

Memorias del subdesarrollo, belleza de película. Alguien tiene muy buen gusto.

[@lachlanw8127]

I just watched Y Tu Mama Tabien for the first time an hour ago and it blew me away, I gave it a 9 then went back and gave it a 10. At first glance it looks like a sex comedy, but instead turns out to this profound examination on life, sex and friendships I have ever seen. A Masterpiece.

[@Lawman212]

Wow, Gael has so much to say. A terrific Criterion guest.

[@nmaurok]

Just watched Memorias del Subdesarrollo this afternoon... incredible movie, and happy to see Gael mention it

[@imfa-cinema257]

"Hello I an Gael Garcia Bernal and I'm in the closet" should be a MEME

[@vanilla-vibes-93]

Hahahahah, are you referecing Y tu mama tambien?

[@123selenne]

I remember him since his first and only telenovela we were children back then and grew up with his movies. It's nostalgic now we have grey hair. I'm very proud of Gael for moving up to movies I known I will be watching him win an Oscar sooner or later for sure.

[@martink5071]

Gael for me is Amores Perros and Science of sleep, guy has a very interesting filmography (Larrain, Innaritu, Almodovar, Gondry...big wow)

[@aina_tc]

Can't believe the Criterion team handed him just the French Buñuel collection! He deserves the Exterminating Angel too and a whole new Spanish language Buñuel boxset

[@sumarexl]

This man is a true artist. Much respect from Brasil. Hasta la vitoria

[@theroamingsavage8813]

Y Tu Mamá También. That movie was AMAZING! Fully recommend, what a gorgeous movie.

[@Twiggystar]

Thank you Gael and please criterio we need more BUÑUEL please!!!!! Los Olvidados should’ve happened long ago please 🙏🏻

[@gaelgarciabarchive]

yeah Mexican collection when

[@magicknight13]

100% agreed!!!

[@karsuli]

I’m glad he mentioned the erotic thing. There needs to be more sexy films again. Such a huge part of cinema has been lost when they stopped making them. Thanks to a few that are still doing it , crimes of the future, piaf, and a few french ones but the rest need get back on board.

[@shiven513]

The only reason you watch films

[@Willismcnillis]

⁠@@shiven513You deluded little person.

[@Theomite]

Problem is polling data shows the younger generations, despite being a very thirsty bunch, don't want sexy films. They look at sex with suspicion & reflexive fear of abusive productions. It'll probably be another 15 years before someone makes the "breakthrough" erotic film that then starts a wave of rip-offs and imitations that produces yet another generational anti-sexy movement.

[@brentulstad3275]

Yes, absolutely. Of course there's always some examples we can point to, but generally the real artistic efforts which are dangerously shaking status quo, challenging audiences with ambiguity, uncomfortable situations & gritty aesthetic are fewer & fewer.

[@juangiorno7480]

As a film student, the last thing I want to choreograph and direct is a sex scene. Unless it's something like Boogie Nights, where sex is crucial to the story being told, sex scenes are unnecessary, exploitative, and gross from a production standpoint.

[@HelenMarieOC]

Amores Perros!😍I just knew he was about to pick that. Still one of my all-time favourite films and the only film i have ever watched first at night and then woken up the next morning and had to rewatch again. Just astonishing. And Gael... always so charming🥰

[@CelestialShaman44]

Gael is NOW looking like a professor of films. Like his accent come out on films he adores. Blowout, was a great film to watch back then with such character depth.

[@moldybread1956]

This guy is so refreshing in his wisdom

[@azohundred1353]

Alain Delon was great as Tom Ripley in Purple Noon. Good pick by Gael!

[@evanstansbury7483]

And a great blue and white "on the water" shirt.

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

Amazing film... one of my 2023 purchases, along with Delon's Mr. Klein & La Piscine.

[@j.p.3891]

@@Jimmy1982Playlists Yeah, amazing movies. Although I gotta say, Delon in Le Samourai is really something else.

[@doudouard1132]

Protect this man... from his kids

[@dosuebradas]

Que bien como pronuncias el English.... le aporto ese gustico por el dolar, y ese grito como al final de la cinta que se confunde con lo cheyene.....No country old Men de los Hnos Cohen....69'7

[@BloopsnBleeps]

Just rewatched the motorcycle diaries for the first time in 20 years. God damn it holds up

[@Kermode48]

Mexican Legend… deserves mas vistas por favor!!!

[@magicknight13]

Yay Blow-up and Luis Buñuel!! We're thriving 😄

[@Ivxnrxjxs]

I respect Gael Garcia so much more now as an actor and a film lover. How he spoke in reverence of the film directors (including the movies he starred in) speaks volumes of how much he knows about great cinema. Also I'm super surprised he mentioned "Discreet Charm of the Burgeoisie" it's definitely a film to watch to understand society and class given unique dystopian experiences.

[@postmodernrecycler]

Nice to see some Buñuel love. I support this pick.

[@emilysanders5020]

lovely episode, I love gael garcia bernal! I've been following him since I first saw the motorcycle diaries

[@jorgecanaleszavala7825]

Bring Luis Buñuel’s Los Olvidados to the collection! It’s much needed!

[@dosuebradas]

Que bien como pronuncias el English.... le aporto ese gustico por el dolar, y ese grito como al final de la cinta que se confunde con lo cheyene.....No country old Men de los Hnos Cohen....98'9

[@perspicaciouscritic]

Picking Closet Picks you appeared in would normally be viewed as narcissistic, but with the lovely Gael García Bernal, it's endearing. Free pass.

[@arianne.nicole]

❤ agree

[@markiep8477]

For real, and those are GREAT films.

[@rickgarms7656]

"Bad Education" LOVE it!!

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

All great picks, of course... love to see the admiration for Buñuel & Carriere! Carriere's work with Pierre Etaix is brilliant, as well.

[@dosuebradas]

Que bien como pronuncias el English.... le aporto ese gustico por el dolar, y ese grito como al final de la cinta que se confunde con lo cheyene.....No country old Men de los Hnos Cohen....987=)(

[@margaritakmp]

I know he's interesting and intelligent and whatever else, but my god he's still just so hot

[@RebelBuddha1971]

He’s beyond adorable. And a wonderful actor.

[@Coolestmovies]

Nice to continually see KZbin physical media videos that AREN’T just nerds raving about overblown packaging in front of their collection walls!

[@chtinab]

knew he’s a man of taste!!! drop your letterboxd, gael hahah

[@dosuebradas]

Que bien como pronuncias el English.... le aporto ese gustico por el dolar, y ese grito como al final de la cinta que se confunde con lo cheyene.....No country old Men de los Hnos Cohen....98¡2

[@ilmari23]

Lo amo! This calls for a rewatch of all my favorite Gael films ❤

[@progyandas9650]

Loved him in his portrayal of Guevara in Motorcycle Diaries.

[@lindavarno6756]

Thank you Gael, incredible honour to realise that my films’ collection is embracing your choices! You are an amazing actor and I am so glad that you have mentioned how films used to make you horny and alive with emotion and anticipation. It would be nice to experience all of it again even for the old times sake. Cinema became pristine and dull in a nice way.

[@madahad9]

I am really hoping to see a nice Buñuel box set in the near future and that it'll contain his more obscure films like The Land Without Bread, El, The Criminal Life of Archibaldo del la Cruz, Mexican Bus Ride, to name just a few. I recently bought the Fellini box set and was blown away by the wealth of bonus material. Buñuel deserves the same treatment.

[@slightlygrouchy]

Land without Bread is incredible!

[@magicknight13]

That would be absolutely incredible, I sincerely hope Criterion creates a Buñuel box set

[@inouk_hay]

We love you Gael Garcia

[@luismardz]

“vientos, gracias” te amo gael

[@HerbalistGuybrush]

Nice to see some rarely selected movies instead of the typical movie-guy-picks

[@tommysmith4117]

Woke up to a new closet vid. Awesome.

[@actlloyd]

I remember watching him in "The King". That film is largely forgotten today. It's a shame. It's such a hypnotic and chilling film. What a wonderful guy!

[@toddkonrad2407]

Slept on film, Gael, William Hurt, and Paul Dano are fantastic in it.

[@PeterSmith-go9ef]

It`s actually my favourite performance from him. He is both charismatic and frightening. Truly a wonderful film.

[@dosuebradas]

Que bien como pronuncias el English.... le aporto ese gustico por el dolar, y ese grito como al final de la cinta que se confunde con lo cheyene.....No country old Men de los Hnos Cohen....

[@Plissken1773]

The Motorcycle Diaries! Great Movie with Gael

[@KristineMaitland]

So true! The scene in Y Tu Mama Tambien with Gael and Diego (THAT scene), no at 54, still makes me hot as hell.

[@marinarangel6412]

Y tu mamá también is one of the best movies I've ever seen. Glad to see Gael talking about it so fondly still today :')

[@courtb.7181]

i love him so much 💗 y tu mama tambien is top 5 movie for me. i went to a Q&A of his last month he’s so wonderful

[@vernverp4360]

Amores Perros is such a great film! Many copied it after its release.

[@michaelmoraga2926]

¡Órale! 💜Y Tu Mamá Tambien

[@moznico]

Been following him since the Levis Ad 😅 I love his films.

[@gaelgarciabarchive]

deep cut 😂

[@dosuebradas]

Que bien como pronuncias el English.... le aporto ese gustico por el dolar, y ese grito como al final de la cinta que se confunde con lo cheyene.....No country old Men de los Hnos Cohen....87041

[@gaelgarciabarchive]

Oh wow I thought we were gonna wait months for this TYSM ❤ Motorcycle Diaries on criterion when 👀

[@tommyt1971]

Yup, I'd be in for that! Also, when the heck're they gonna release The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and her Lover?? That film deserves the CC treatment more than any other film I can think of!

[@denisefreitas6727]

Love Gael! Excellent picks! ❤

[@angel-b1z5p]

yay! i’ve recently just watched the science of sleep so excited to see gael here

[@jmqcbizzle]

the loneliest planet is my favorite movie of all time ! was super happy to see this video

[@gaelgarciabarchive]

yesss his most underseen that should be up there w his other best films (for me)

[@LocoSunny]

He was great in Station Eleven. Everyone was great in Station11

[@BirdArvid]

Thank you, Gael; I looked at Memories of Underdevelopment after this video and promptly put it on my wish-list; the fate of South- and Central-America interests me greatly!

[@julesjma]

What a gorgeous, sensual man. He only improves with age. ❤

[@ArzybgVideeoo-ng9oc]

i need to make this list. exuberantes recomendacíones m. gracías

[@zmani4379]

Lovely choices, and very rich commentary and insight that feels almost offhanded - a reminder of how many ways cinema intersects w life

[@spacecowboy3078]

Finally someone chose memories of underdevelopment! It’s such an underrated classic

[@Junifah92]

I love how he says horny so casually

[@sunnychoi7168]

love this man. so passionate and knowledgeable and real. yay!

[@PeterSmith-go9ef]

Love Bunuel and Antonioni`s Blow up, still believe Amores Perros and Y Tu Mama Tambien are the best films Bernal has made, though he has a fine body of work, especially in collaboration with Pablo Larrain. Wonderful actor, great choices.

[@electrikalstorm]

Love Gael, since Y tu mama ❤

[@dosuebradas]

Que bien como pronuncias el English.... le aporto ese gustico por el dolar, y ese grito como al final de la cinta que se confunde con lo cheyene.....No country old Men de los Hnos Cohen....9703

[@Nagennif1011]

Nice to know that I'm just as much in crush with him as I ever was!

[@roblatham6265]

OMG, and he's smart as a whip too. 😍😍😍

[@lilchaos4792]

Incredible actor. I wrote a part for him in mind. Awesome selection

[@auntvesuvi3872]

I love Gael's thoughts on how some movies inspire us to explore and have sex. More movies should.

[@matthewpaul6904]

I'm with you on the original film title. If the language of origin title sounds better, stick with it. "And Your Mother Too!" doesn't roll off the tongue as well.

[@Handsomedevil-888]

Other than Y Tu Mama Tambien, Love by Gaspar Noe. Two of the horniest films IMO ✨

[@LunA777._.]

Te amo Gael

[@fanorama1]

I never thought Y Tu Mama Tambien was a teen comedy. It struck me as sophisticated, sexy, and deep.

[@Stonehengoo]

Watched Purple Noon after this. Wow, it's much better than the US version.

[@joz3638]

he's so wise guys i can't

[@vivianamora7505]

Love him! ❤Amores Perros 😮excellent choice

[@clearpancake8813]

First Gael Garcìa Bernal movie: Motorcycle Diaries Favorite Gael Bernal movie (so far): The Science of Sleep The imagination, the Love, the wonder

[@charliesvoice5184]

I’m waiting for Criterion to add The Science Of Sleep to the collection.

[@vb9677]

@criterion we need motorcycle diaries!!

[@gaelgarciabarchive]

yes pleaaase

[@OldDunc]

My god, he's gone gray! Good selections and good commentary here.

[@michelecampanelli5419]

Amores perros è molto bello 👍 ma Y tu mama también è il film più incredibile di tutti quelli che ho visto perché, dopo il dialogo finale, tutto quello che abbiamo visto prima cambia significato ❤

[@angelthman1659]

I wish more actors and directors picked their own films too 😊

[@knew_man]

What a cool dude. I always love his work.

[@koreakim693]

Que guapo, what a cutie pie

[@diegoreyes8831]

Qué tipazo ❤🇲🇽

[@MrBeatlepaul]

I like Gael, he's one of those people you see and say "I want him to be my friend"... but it's not worth choosing two movies in which he acted. It's like wasting time to continue getting to know your tastes and cinematographic knowledge.

[@isaacmartinez6904]

It’s really interesting to see Gael Garcia Bernal liking Luis Buñuel’s films. His films are weird but interesting.

[@Fakeaorta]

Movie homework! Yay!

[@dariosaenz940]

Amores perros una obra maestra

[@wetasspaddington]

absolute goat finally

[@myownprivateglasgow280]

"Before we were enslaved by technology people used to wander and discover things..." Hmm... fancy that.

[@sdg172]

i love Motorcycke Diaries and the Soundtrack kills

[@tonym6566]

Didn’t know Buñuel knew n sang corridos! Hopefully there’s recordings available somewhere

[@danielbarrero2815]

i love these vids so much!!