Guy Maddin's DVD Picks

Canadian Filmmaker Guy Maddin stops by the Criterion Collection office and product closet!
Shop Guy's Closet Picks! www.criterion....

[@Infametheus]

"Somehow Ive allowed the release of this thing to go by, and not grabbing it and putting it in my BAAAAAG!"

[@mattgardiner81]

Took a class taught by this man. A class about melodrama in film. A very positive experience. He showed "Days of Heaven" and it left a indelible impact on me. Cheers Maddin!!

[@TheSmegPod]

taking a copy of his own movie is such chaotic energy and I love it

[@OtisF96]

Do you know what the word "chaotic" means?

[@nem0763]

@@OtisF96 Do you know what the word "shibboleth" means? In this case the word "chaotic" is an example of _that_ word, where younger digital-native folks have given it an added contextual valence, describing unpredictable/unconventional/disorganized/provocative, but frequently endearing, personality traits and behaviours ✌

[@farragutspikes1]

Henceforth, whenever I'm pleased by a title I will bark "BAG!"

[@TheBadLiutenant]

The Guy's hilarious, this just made me want to watch his movies, I have not seen any of them yet. BAAAAAAAAAAGGGG!!!

[@SuperFlip9]

L'Atalante is the other film he mentions for those wondering.

[@CAVlogs121]

His love of film shines every time he says "bag!" Love it! :)

[@Querelle2008]

“Robinson Crusoe on Mars, Byron Haskin .. BAG!!!” I felt that. 😅

[@terrystone2871]

Dear Criterion, Please put me on the list for getting a bagful of free films. I would really appreciate it. My neighbors would appreciate it. And my cats may well indeed appreciate it. And it would make Arizona a culturally richer place. Thanks.

[@lucyii]

hahahahaha

[@abhaymishra30]

Criterion, add me to the list too. Thanks.

[@AndrewSnarls]

Achieve something in the film industry and you might get a shot, unlikely, but you might get a shot.

[@hrishabh]

@@AndrewSnarls whoosh bro whoosh

[@AndrewSnarls]

@@hrishabh - I knew it was harsh when I wrote it, but it's not as though it's untrue.

[@schlephead]

L'Avventura The Night Porter Simbiopsychtaxiplasm Mouchette - Bresson When a Woman Ascends the Stairs Wilhelm Reich - Mysteries of the Organism Robinson Caruso on Mars Mala Noche Housu Black Narcissus Days of Heaven The Thin Red Line Brand Upon the Brain

[@It9LpBFS37]

Jesus so many movies

[@DuncanUdaho67]

Where did he put all of these movies?

[@drjitters]

Thank you

[@leartistiquecinemadekino7392]

nobody has ever said the word BAG! like he does

[@Akash_158]

baaaagggg

[@tinaprivitera6669]

Guy Maddin, you are a wonder. Keep making films.

[@GMoneyChuck89]

I think he picked more than six.

[@me-ln4pd]

Days of Heaven and L'Atalante are his favourite films? ...I now love him even more!!

[@nicolecoffield2189]

This is my favorite installment of this series.

[@sudevsen]

This was the most relatable one if all these videos.

[@Salman-Zaki]

0:46 - Guy Maddin is an honest guy.

[@alexblock3091]

This is the most enjoyable Criterion closet video.

[@chipphillips3199]

He's such fun here. Bill Hader also picks House.

[@heysatan8]

Days of Heaven, good job! There's a man who knows what a good movie is. Terrence Malick is a genius.

[@johnnyhenleyjr74]

My absolute favorite Criterion Closet video!

[@aliasdylan5827]

Guy Maddin...why you so cool?

[@GarnetBering93]

By insane coincidence, I saw Maddin's "Brand Upon the Brain!" and his Criterion pick "Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Part One" in the same day. Both I consider masterpieces.

[@tomcollins4261]

He's made a ton of movies, and I've seen a ton of them. I have yet to be disappointed, and am usually blown away. They're all totally weird, visionary, and hilarious.

[@portland9880]

More Maddin in the collection!!!

[@davidjames2431]

I think he put in the bag the movies he was leaving Criterion with. What we didn't see is him and a team backing a truck up to take everything else.

[@ShanghaiRooster]

That would be the first ram raid committed with good intentions!

[@andrewforbes1433]

TRUCK!

[@basbah8249]

That is the way to do it

[@pnfaraon]

I want to work there soooo badly!

[@i.c.v.5537]

L'Avventura Il portiere di notte Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One Mouchette Onna ga kaidan wo agaru toki W.R Mysteries of Organism Mala noche Hausu Black Narcissus Days of Heaven The thin Red line Robinson Crusoe on Mars Brand upon the brain

[@jakubfigiel3197]

It's not "E.T"... It's "L'Avventura". He said "Vitti" meaning Monica Vitti.

[@FrankFitzgeraldFamily]

He did mention Robinson Crusoe on Mars. Was that a joke?

[@i.c.v.5537]

@@jakubfigiel3197 Ahaha, I was silly! oh, I heard he said l'avventura before :(

[@orpheestmort]

thank you for the list and I want to make a correction about the third one, It's "Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One".

[@juliamargaretcameron]

Could someone possibly write a list of the films GM selected ? Very curious to know..Unable to hear him well enough to decipher..His enthusiasm is infectious...!

[@burlcummings5753]

L’Avventura The Night Porter Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Part One Mouchette When A Woman Ascends the Stairs WR: Mysteries of the Organism Robinson Crusoe on Mars Mala Noche House Black Narcissus Days of Heaven The Thin Red Line Brand Upon the Brain

[@juliamargaretcameron]

@@burlcummings5753 Thank you so much !

[@szde]

@@juliamargaretcameron He also mentions L'Atalante and puts down Tunes of Glory right at the end, if you want some added stuff.

[@prokoscho]

We may also get The Saddest Music In The World from the looks of these tags -- I know that was MGM at one point, with whom Criterion also has an ongoing relationship.

[@longfade]

You go, Guy!! Love it.

[@johnta17]

I go grocery shopping like him. Putting things in my BAG!

[@SoopSoopa]

List of titles in order: L’avventura The Night Porter Symbiopsychotaxiplasm Mouchette When A Woman Ascends The Stairs WR: Mysteries of the Organism Robinson Crusoe On Mars Mala Noche House Black Narcissus Days Of Heaven The Thin Red Line Brand Upon The Brain

[@Schwaynitski]

Thank you!

[@brooksyinc]

I watched Hous recently with no subtitles and whilst incredibly stoned. It was fucking incredible.

[@manuelbayogisbert9267]

Such a nice guy! He's also a genious.

[@sclogse1]

"Take that, Leni Riefenstahl!" (I spell that right?)

[@nightgoat293]

+sclogse1 Thank you! I didn't know what the hell he said

[@prokoscho]

After some advanced audio analysis, I think it must be Vigo's "L'Atalante," although it sounds like "Ladolante" (yet I admit I have never once heard a real person say the title of the film). Hopefully that's a none-too-subtle insider's hint that Criterion will be issuing said film soon.

[@Deepurplerain]

Days of Heaven, Christian Bale's favorite film, and he worked with the director too!!

[@JcGrubbsFilms]

Greatest. Criterion. DVD. Picks. Ever.

[@HANECart1960]

wow..Days of Heaven, Guy? Thin Red Line..i didn't peg you as a Malick fan?! surprised! i love the film too...

[@MrRazorblade999]

Black Narcissus on bluray is amazing!

[@roberthamilton]

Criterion: could you please list all of the videos he chose? Thanks!

[@fllicksick]

Not many people go Malick in these DVD picks so when I see someone do so I get pretty excited

[@isabelaoliveira9270]

Kkkkkkkkkk esse é provavelmente um dos vídeos mais engraçados dessa série

[@thetramp123]

House! so awesome

[@davidsanderson5918]

I'd be lying awake at night leading up to a Criterion closet visit too!

[@jon4715]

Naruse was his best pick. Or the Powell/Press. Guy Maddin is probably the best closet picker.

[@JSTNtheWZRD]

Great choices

[@grski88]

These videos are effing awesome!

[@mikaelaw3553]

this is absolutely wild. my prof worked with him on lots of his movies and i had zero idea that he was a big deal. just thought he loved movies lol

[@vickirempel5529]

George Toles, by any chance?

[@CannibalWHORE22]

This is my favorite criterion closet video other then the Safdie brothers one

[@fergmaster]

I get so fuckin jealous when I see these videos.

[@net31rec]

need to see Jim Jarmusch do one of these asap.

[@HBICTiff]

Please Criterion I really want a Guy Maddin boxset!

[@otflipz1]

He seems so awesome, I laugh every time he says bag, also can anyone tell me what film he's referring to that's his favourite film of all time along with days of heaven??? love his films

[@devinbell4816]

L'Atalante (1934)

[@gnalkhere]

This Guy's Baggin'

[@sclogse1]

This looks like an interesting crowd of commentees. There are at least two books with Maddin interviews in them...right now I have the films of Guy Maddin by Caelum Vatnsdal in front of me. It gets Cocteau like in some passages...wonderful. I'd like to recommend some films. Mon Oncle, The Coca Cola Kid, and The Tenth Victim. (watch this with no titles and english selected....they spoke in english)

[@blablaidontcarewhour]

I'm quite fond of the mountain film genre

[@ArchieMoore]

Would love to see Ken Russell do one of these- but it's too late.

[@bluerev]

"Baag!" lol

[@oliver71]

best to ever come out of Canadian cinema. also check out Jean-Claude Lauzon and Philip Borsos. the other two best to come out of Canada.

[@TheBluRayCritic]

In this closet, being greedy is the only way to be.

[@tamsWTFvideos]

I made a movie in the seventh grade that ran about 82 minutes, can I go to the room?

[@MatthewTaylorBlais]

@travelingcarpenter amazing! really spectacular film. especially the score.

[@rfbarrington]

BAG upon the Brain!

[@gnalkhere]

***** My Winnebag

[@FungusMossGnosis]

Tales from the BAGimli Hospital

[@albertkim7882]

Dracula: Pages From a Virgin's Bag

[@leartistiquecinemadekino7392]

The ForBAGgen Room

[@augusts1]

Twilight Of The Bag Nymphs

[@JesusCristo2002]

It still amazes me how you guys (Criterion) still haven't added Ingmar Bergman's "Persona" and Federico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita" (two of the greatest films ever made) to the list. BAG!!!

[@carbine125]

This guy probably already has a sizable dvd collection.

[@CancunMimosa]

@Coolestmovies They certainly don't and we don't even know how long this has been going on off public record!!! LOL. I totally agree though. A random, regular Criterion invite would be wonderful! I would approach it with the utmost modesty and respect for any parameters presented before entering the room.

[@freddy9088RAY]

id love to go in that room

[@8thduck]

I never realized just how much bill hader looks like Stephan King

[@michaelray4548]

he likes that bag

[@NerdyWillowTree]

What is the title of the mountain film he is talking about? I never understand it. Thanks.

[@tombigby7278]

Adebar3 Black Narcissus

[@net31rec]

@OhNoItsGojira A. I work in the industry and I know how much directors make from all sort of sales and licensing. No shit they don't have time to watch every movie - but when something is your FAVORITE film and you are in that industry and you don't own it.....that is pretty mind-blowing.

[@FetaCheese222]

That's it, I'm becoming a famous film-making so I can raid Criterion's closet.

[@shawnweaver7797]

Green Fog on blu ray...please

[@prokoscho]

@ChristopherKnudsen My Winnipeg MUST be on the way -- it's distributed by IFC in the US, and I can't think of any other reason he would be wandering around in their offices.

[@Guigley]

Oh man, if I was offered a chance to just come to Criterion's library and take random selections, I'd basically cancel the rest of my life to make that appointment.

[@JyeSherwell]

Ah, I thought so too. Thank you!

[@kayla.jeanson]

@JCBlaise He absolutely is.

[@prokoscho]

I'd figured as much. Thanks for the corroboration!

[@JCBlaise]

@prokoscho Pretty sure he's referring to "L'Atalante", by Jean Vigo.

[@travelingcarpenter]

I want to see Branded Upon the Brain, is it good?

[@hatersgotohell627]

Lmfao at bag!!!! that's something my autistic self would yell out.

[@newuser1234567]

wow he really filled his...BAG!...funny tho i am jealous.

[@UltraMatt]

Man, if I had to choose: The Seventh Seal, House, Beauty and The Beast, Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, Alexander Nevsky, Le Samorai

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

when you guys gonna get ken loach?

[@CancunMimosa]

@net31rec So all directors are fabulously wealthy and should be expected to own all their favorite films on a DVD format? If I had the means I'd have 35mm prints like a lot of directors do. That's how your properly view films at home.

[@JyeSherwell]

Which film did he mention along with "Days of Heaven"?

[@adamjarchives]

This is amazing.

[@DjEle1979]

damn if i had to pick 6 movies: Amarcord,The Complete Monterey Pop Festival Cronos,Crumb,The Darjeeling Limited, America Lost and Found: The BBS Story,Harold and Maude, House, and The killing lol 10 mins thats all i ask!!!

[@Bob27Fat]

If I could have 6: Amarcord, Crumb, Royal Tenenbaums, Secret Honor, The Killing, Videodrome

[@eduardomendoza5199]

No one else gonna appreciate his Leni Riefenstahl burn, cause I totally will

[@JeffTheDudeAbides]

I would love to just climb in that closet and pull the shelves down so the room fills up with movies and Id dive into the pile and swim around in them like a movie collecting Scrooge Mcduck.

[@AngelofMusic04]

@ChristopherKnudsen I second that. There's quite a few IFC films I wish were on Criterion DVD, My Winnipeg being high on the list.

[@seangreene5933]

Also one more thing I'm so upset with Hollywood of all the re releases in 3D, taking ideas away from these films and speaking of that I'm not one of them but it makes me so mad that I wish I could become an independent film director probably not. But if your one of those has taken film school and has been inspired by these films I wish you all to become great film directors. But please don't take Ideas away from the most famous directors such as Akira Kurosawa, Ingmar Bergman, Masaki Kobiyashi

[@seangreene5933]

You know what film I would want to snatch if they alowed me? Guess! Give up! RAN! Yeah that's the one I would love to have and you know what else Criterion needs to release with the original Subtitles of how the foreigners viewed them originally. Das Boot both Directors cut and the full 293 min version Crouching, Tiger, Hidden Dragon Last but not least if there was one if only Criterion could put it on there website with the original theatrical version including every single version of

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

We're gonna need a bigger bag.

[@prokoscho]

What does he say is, along with "Days of Heaven," his favorite movie ever? "La volande"? "Lavaland"? I feel like my film nerd license should be revoked because I cannot even remotely figure out what he's saying.

[@genericusername337]

His list surprises me. They're very classic and dramatic picks, the opposite of his own style. cool anyway!

[@CancunMimosa]

In the BAGGG!