Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij’s Closet Picks

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  • Опубликовано: 5 янв 2025

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  • @mariamirolyubova6921
    @mariamirolyubova6921 День назад +2

    This duo is a breath-of-fresh-air type of discovery for me! I have first encountered Brit on screen in the last days of the year 2024 when I binge-watched "The OA". It's the first time that I see Zal. It hit me when he said "the film captures the soul [of an actor]"! Amazing insight! I've never thought of it that way! Now it makes sense why cinematography and theater are my favorite forms of art and why I'm drawn/not drawn to certain actors. I also loved the Criterion's Closet Picks with Andrew Garfield--his passion for cinema is as inspiring as these guys' love for storytelling through film making. Best regards from the viewer in Ukraine! Peace.

  • @gumbyno5808
    @gumbyno5808 Год назад +407

    My dumbass thought Brit was really that tall from the thumbnail. I really need to go sleep

    • @Cubei8
      @Cubei8 Год назад +28

      I thought the same and the first few frames of the video didn't help 💀

    • @antoinepetrov
      @antoinepetrov Год назад +4

      Get some sleep, then watch the video

    • @LocoSunny
      @LocoSunny Год назад +3

      @@antoinepetrov if you have nothing substantial or helpful, goto sleep yourself

    • @fightvale57
      @fightvale57 Год назад +2

      ME TOOO!!

    • @t-virus7098
      @t-virus7098 Год назад +4

      I thought she was 10 ft too lmao

  • @BoctorPink
    @BoctorPink Год назад +76

    Brit Marling's enthusiasm is unrivalled. What a joy to witness.

  • @detectivegumshoe695
    @detectivegumshoe695 Год назад +127

    Loved Brit since Another Earth. So cool to see how her career has evolved!

    • @SCharlesDennicon
      @SCharlesDennicon Год назад +4

      Meh... it hasn't evolved that much. I too discovered her with Another Earth, and I remember thinking, back in the mid-2010's, Jesus, Another Earth, Sound of My Voice, The East, I Origins, that chick is gonna be unavoidable in the indie world... then not much happened. The first season of The OA was good and intriguing but went nowhere interesting, and it kept Marling away from cinema for years... then nothing for years... and that new Murder At the End of the World series doesn't look very entertaining.

    • @alexrossimartin3538
      @alexrossimartin3538 11 месяцев назад

      @@SCharlesDennicon
      *EVERY TIME* someone is praised for their work, someone *ɅLWɅYS(!!!)* appears, just out of nowhere, like you, to belittle their journeys, no matter how much quality they have or how successful they are. That's what you're doing here about her. *BRIT MɅRLING* is someone who is certainly happy in her work, and making more money, in the last twenty years, than the two of us together would make in ten lifetimes of a century each. She is an actress, screenwriter, producer and director. If that's not evolving a lot, I don't know what evolution actually means.
      Juz' stop.
      Ʌlex Rossimartin,
      Sete (7L) Lagoas,
      MIN🔺S GERɅES,
      Dyst(r)opic Braz(s)illness,
      on JɅMnuary 27, 2024.

  • @cheyennem9218
    @cheyennem9218 Год назад +44

    this was so genuine. absolutely love these two creatives. wish I could sit around and listen to them talk art and film for a little bit longer.

  • @olivialandon2393
    @olivialandon2393 Год назад +35

    if anyone is curious, the films that Brit picked out that she’s holding at about 4:02 that were not mentioned/talked about in the video are:
    WORKING GIRLS (dir. Lizzie Borden)
    THELMA AND LOUISE (dir. Ridley Scott)
    MICHAEL HANEKE: TRILOGY (dir. Michael Haneke)
    the fourth one she is holding is BLOOD SIMPLE (dir. Coen Brothers), which was talked about in the video.

    • @PacificOcean557
      @PacificOcean557 Год назад +2

      THANK YOU

    • @GizmoBeach
      @GizmoBeach 11 месяцев назад

      The original Blood Simple, or the ruined “Director’s Cut” which no-one asked for, as the original was damned-near perfect.

    • @iluvsakuraandsyaoran
      @iluvsakuraandsyaoran 6 месяцев назад +1

      wow you did so well to identify those! thank you!

  • @haikuhsu
    @haikuhsu Год назад +166

    4:10 was such a genuinely adorable moment.

  • @ekvilist
    @ekvilist Год назад +64

    i wont lie when i tell you that these two are one of my favorite filmmakers of all time. they always make projects that talked about spirituality with sci-fi, and no one does this kinda staff anymore. and also their projects always had a little vibe of "picnic at hanging rock" which i also appreciate

    • @lain5678
      @lain5678 Год назад +2

      Picnic at hanging rock!!! What an incredible, eerie and mesmerising movie.

    • @pamposandreou9655
      @pamposandreou9655 Год назад +1

      Yeah more movies about super smart, extremely attractive and cool hackers amirite

    • @sausage_and_peppers
      @sausage_and_peppers Год назад

      You are pretentious as they are.

    • @j1ngks
      @j1ngks 11 месяцев назад

      What about Alex Garland?

  • @EricMovieMan
    @EricMovieMan Год назад +10

    The love and passion for cinema is palpable. Thank you!

  • @DavidMatias79
    @DavidMatias79 Год назад +84

    I love all the dynamic dialogue. I'd love to see more 2+ people in the closet. Those are usually even more enjoyable than the solo joints.

  • @Diary_of_an_Artist
    @Diary_of_an_Artist Год назад +21

    The OA was a crime that they stopped this series! great artists right there!

  • @farrellharris
    @farrellharris Год назад +25

    They are so deeply and wholly platonically in love with each other and making art together. Genuinely choked up. They adore each other and their art entirely.

  • @marcjaffrey81
    @marcjaffrey81 Год назад +7

    love their dynamic, this is what a creative partnership FEELS like. Very cool, would love to walk through their garden...

  • @MarcelaBellyDance
    @MarcelaBellyDance Год назад +14

    Two sublime, amazing and deep human beings ❤️🦋 Thank you for all the beauty that you two create. And please bring back the OA🌟

  • @Somedei
    @Somedei Год назад +69

    We are in the dimension where Brit forgets she is The OA and we are all part of it. Genious.

    • @nyssaalghul-queen08
      @nyssaalghul-queen08 Год назад +9

      Im still sad they, cancelled that show

    • @andrew5222
      @andrew5222 2 месяца назад

      i guess they failed to wake her up 😞

  • @erikkillmonger5624
    @erikkillmonger5624 11 месяцев назад +9

    0:32 Brit Marling's reaction when she finds out she can take the videos with her is priceless. By the way, Another Earth has one of the greatest final shots in movie history.

  • @thorstenh
    @thorstenh Год назад +15

    They are so passionate about the films, it was so much fun to watch

  • @LinouGertz
    @LinouGertz 11 месяцев назад +3

    They are such iconic and inspirational duo that makes so good movies (and shows) and love how enthusiastic Brit are over those films!

  • @rasputinafreak
    @rasputinafreak Год назад +18

    I love their appreciation of Kieslowski!!!! ❤❤❤❤

  • @murfballs-f9b
    @murfballs-f9b Год назад +7

    Just wanted to shoutout THE OA and reminisce about how great of a show that was. Really wish they had been able to continue with it.

  • @viking00777777
    @viking00777777 Год назад +5

    Big fan of all your work Brit and Zal. I also LOVE these films. My life as a house, Grand Canyon, and LA Story. Most Steve Martin wrote stuff the guy with an arrow in his head ? Who woulda thunk he’s a genius! As both you R thanks for all u do

  • @rvy26
    @rvy26 Год назад +5

    So happy they picked out Klute, it's such an underrated film. The score by Michael Small is understated but fits perfectly with the atmosphere of the film.

  • @percyweasley9301
    @percyweasley9301 Год назад +10

    Wow, their excitement makes it so fun to watch... Also thanks for the list of films..😄😄😃

  • @MrAgmoore
    @MrAgmoore Год назад +13

    I've had a crush on Brit since Another Earth. What a wow movie.

  • @Nick-ft4dk
    @Nick-ft4dk 11 месяцев назад +3

    These two our some of the greatest artists of our time. It’s a life goal of mine to work on something that one of these two are running

  • @omarmntr8288
    @omarmntr8288 Год назад +11

    I could watch Brit talking about movies, storytelling, and metaphysics for hours

    • @KeyshowJi
      @KeyshowJi 9 дней назад

      😊😊😊😊😊

  • @johnta17
    @johnta17 9 месяцев назад +6

    I love this reaction when she realizes she could take the movies 0:29

  • @jamesgwarrior1981
    @jamesgwarrior1981 Год назад +4

    Loved the OA… addicted right now, to murder at the edge of world… she is just so awesome and cool and smart and creative. Huge. BRITT fan…

  • @emgee44
    @emgee44 Год назад +11

    I really liked the O.A, which is funny coz I didn’t the first time I watched it, but when the second season came out I rewatched it and all made sense. It’s such a shame the third season was cancelled as it was such an interesting cliffhanger. Very original storytelling.
    Loved the Russian prostitute joke Brit tells in the lift in the second season, I still use today 😅

  • @INSOMNIAFORLUNCH
    @INSOMNIAFORLUNCH 6 месяцев назад +1

    Their conversation on AFTER LIFE, sounds like WOODY ALLEN dialogue. I love it.

  • @fmulder94
    @fmulder94 Год назад +10

    I could watch them do this for hours

  • @lain5678
    @lain5678 Год назад +7

    Time Bandits! You have to watch this Brit. One of my all time childhood favourites. Enjoy!💚⏳

  • @RPRsChannel
    @RPRsChannel Год назад +17

    *_Could we not crowdfund a final season of The OA?_*

  • @tommcmahon3200
    @tommcmahon3200 Год назад +4

    Bunch of frickin cuties - lovely vibe, great indie bandidas/os. Instantly one of the best closet sessions - that passion, chemistry, articulation, bloody hell, you frickin go, right behind it!!

  • @matayolandas
    @matayolandas Год назад +26

    Looking forward to A Murd3r at the End of the World's finale next week. This pair can't do bad things! Still waiting for The OA season 3.

    • @Pluralofvinylisvinyls
      @Pluralofvinylisvinyls Год назад +2

      I’m currently making an Interpretive dance time travel series called ‘just dance: 1820’. It’s about these kids that are all different but they dance their at to 1820 NEW YORK CITY! But they get stuck and need to learn a new dance move to get back home!

  • @GizmoBeach
    @GizmoBeach 11 месяцев назад +3

    Loved Marling in The Keeping Room. 👍

  • @collendemerez
    @collendemerez Год назад +16

    This needed to be a hour long.

  • @ashutoshpriyadarshi4178
    @ashutoshpriyadarshi4178 Год назад +11

    I have been watching these videos for long time and really like it. One thing is super annoying though when we don't know what movie they are talking about and it has happened in many other videos too. Guests will pick up a movie and will say 'oh this one....' and just start talking about it without showing it to the camera or mentioning the title. so one simple solution is, you can add poster with little info on screen for each moments when guests pick the movies (regardless of if title is mentioned by them or not, i know all titles come in the end but it's not that fun by then).

  • @jamesrana2711
    @jamesrana2711 Год назад +8

    "Film captures soul." Beautiful.

  • @mikeealig
    @mikeealig Год назад +9

    You can feel their passion in this video and they will be forever the story tellers of our generation

  • @aaronmichael1201
    @aaronmichael1201 Год назад +5

    4:15! After Life is my favorite film, and it always excites me when someone chooses it for their Criterion closet pick.

    • @83jurki
      @83jurki Год назад +2

      Hi, I would like to watch the movie but I can't find it by the DVD cover they showed. Went on IMDB, there's a bunch of movies by that name. Can you help?

    • @artemisiapile3648
      @artemisiapile3648 9 месяцев назад

      ​@83jurki search afterlife criterion and you'll find it 🙂

  • @SCharlesDennicon
    @SCharlesDennicon Год назад +3

    These are two very elegant, cultivated, well-spoken and good-looking people who should make more movies and better things.

  • @timjohnson7919
    @timjohnson7919 Год назад +5

    I think these two might just be the future of modern cinema -- at least the cinema I want to watch.

  • @pajarofantasma7
    @pajarofantasma7 Месяц назад +1

    I love them so much 💖💖

  • @xInfisphere
    @xInfisphere 10 месяцев назад +2

    This was extremely wholesome 😭🥰💞

  • @isaacmartinez6904
    @isaacmartinez6904 Год назад +8

    Happy to see them liking Drive My Car.

  • @johnsummers9660
    @johnsummers9660 Год назад +3

    These two are my favorite.

  • @blinksstayfresh2524
    @blinksstayfresh2524 11 месяцев назад +1

    One of the best closet picks 👍

  • @michaelcummings8763
    @michaelcummings8763 Год назад +19

    lol this cured my depression. I've been liking Murder at the End of the World but this video single-handedly convinced me to start The OA.

    • @counselort8172
      @counselort8172 Год назад +4

      You are in for a treat!

    • @sapphicfilmnerd
      @sapphicfilmnerd Год назад +3

      Omg, enjoy

    • @al201103
      @al201103 Год назад +3

      You are in for quite a ride. Hope you enjoy every second of it! I know I did!!!

  • @Prettorian
    @Prettorian Год назад +6

    After Life - my second most favourite film of all time!

  • @Dumballa
    @Dumballa Год назад +4

    Enjoyed OA and am enjoying Murder at the End you two. Keep going 😎

  • @eitherorbooks
    @eitherorbooks Год назад +2

    When Irene Jacob showed up in the OA I truly gasped.

  • @fcbarca2848
    @fcbarca2848 3 месяца назад

    How riveting they are, should be regular segment on films they’d recommend
    They are incredible, now get the OA completed!!! ❤

  • @someguy3200
    @someguy3200 Год назад +1

    Such an incredible and underapreciated actress

  • @MauriceCalis
    @MauriceCalis Год назад +1

    I love your stuff, guys, so I am going to enjoy checking out the movies that moved you.

  • @harlock24
    @harlock24 11 месяцев назад +1

    the wow at the start is full of passion

  • @theretiringbarber
    @theretiringbarber 8 месяцев назад

    Bring this show back ,loved it !

  • @nerdbot4629
    @nerdbot4629 Год назад +2

    One of the best thumbnails I’ve seen in a while

  • @kobuseksteen411
    @kobuseksteen411 Год назад +5

    The OA and 'Sound of my voice' are pieces of art that will stay with me forever. The two of them make a brand and feel of cinema that is wholly unique and special.

  • @seanmatyas
    @seanmatyas Год назад +3

    I saw After Life in film school and the professor paired it with the novel Hard boiled Wonderland at the End of the World.
    You should check out both.

  • @anilles2001
    @anilles2001 9 месяцев назад +1

    My favorite episode of this series by far.

  • @nonid5627
    @nonid5627 2 месяца назад

    Brit is a true cinephile and it shows in her work. A prodigy we will only see once in a lifetime.

  • @kingbee1971
    @kingbee1971 9 месяцев назад

    Discovered Brit thanks to The OA. What a gifted actor. Wow. Glad to see her enthusiasm in the closet.

  • @reesemarquette8350
    @reesemarquette8350 Год назад +4

    We need seasons 1 and 2 of the OA on 4K UHD A S A P!!!!!!!!!

  • @MauriceCalis
    @MauriceCalis 11 месяцев назад

    After Life: I’m having trouble figuring out what version from their DVD cover. I’m currently watching Liam Neeson, Justin Long, and Christina Ricci version. Anyone know?

  • @gstein20000
    @gstein20000 5 месяцев назад

    I’m still processing the season 2 finale of The OA. To think they were going to give us three more seasons is a crime that Netflix cancelled it.

  • @StorytellingHeadshots
    @StorytellingHeadshots Год назад +3

    The actress in the Double Life of Véronique was a true “muse”.

  • @TheSingingP
    @TheSingingP Год назад +2

    This is one of my favorites, just instantaneously.

  • @gavinkerslake
    @gavinkerslake 8 месяцев назад

    I know I will never get into the closet, but I love the vicariousnes of these videos.

  • @darlene-dreams
    @darlene-dreams Год назад +3

    I just love her!! ❤️

  • @zagyex
    @zagyex 4 месяца назад

    I also watched the double life of veronique when I was like 15. Now I rewatched it and for one thing it felt like she is too much in the center. just too beautiful of the movie.

  • @physicalmediaeu
    @physicalmediaeu Год назад +3

    this duo is the best

  • @adellis24
    @adellis24 Год назад +2

    RELEASE THE EXTENDED CUT!

  • @robertluna5737
    @robertluna5737 Год назад +6

    Sound of my Voice is great.

  • @celebrityauthor7942
    @celebrityauthor7942 Год назад +1

    Are we ever gonna get the Criterion Channel in the UK? I feel impoverished.

  • @justinbohna
    @justinbohna Год назад +1

    The love of film! This is what draws me back.

  • @nikl7799
    @nikl7799 Год назад +1

    We need The OA S3! Also, criterion - Shuji Terayama - when?

  • @jaredm1162
    @jaredm1162 Год назад +2

    love seeing them

  • @caveatlector1591
    @caveatlector1591 Год назад +2

    I love their friendship

  • @jazzfan7491
    @jazzfan7491 Год назад +1

    In retrospect, "The Double Life of Veronique" pretty clearly had a huge influence on "Chungking Express"

  • @codylakin288
    @codylakin288 Год назад +5

    Another Earth has a special place in my heart. I still regard it as one of the most underappreciated films I’ve ever seen.

  • @nicklager1666
    @nicklager1666 Год назад +13

    If you talk about blood simple please include the magnificent performance from M. Emmet Walsh. He is amazing as one of the antagonists.

  • @Kurtiscott
    @Kurtiscott Год назад

    Agreed. Fonda is phenomenal in “Klute”. This and “They Shoot Horses Don’t They” are probably her top two performances.

  • @alisonssss
    @alisonssss 8 месяцев назад

    oh my god! how i love these two😭❤️

  • @midniteauthor
    @midniteauthor Год назад +1

    After Life is absolutely brilliant. And it's on RUclips.

    • @thompgal
      @thompgal 11 месяцев назад

      Which one are they talking about? They’re are a few films with that name.

    • @midniteauthor
      @midniteauthor 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@thompgal the Japanese one released in 1998 directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda

  • @coyotemoon722
    @coyotemoon722 11 месяцев назад

    What is the date for After Life? There are many films with that name.

  • @Nope5755
    @Nope5755 Год назад +1

    Death being a continuation of life… discovering something or someone - goosebumps

  • @khursheedrind3232
    @khursheedrind3232 9 месяцев назад

    Do they get to keep the dvd or not

  • @RegularRyy
    @RegularRyy Год назад

    Blood simple, double life of veronique & drive my car are great picks. Really wanna check out the other ones now

  • @suntaog
    @suntaog Год назад

    Hi Brit. What's the name of the Fonda flick? I couldn't read the box.

  • @Angelsinverses
    @Angelsinverses 2 месяца назад

    Go sign the petition to bring the OA back! We need it 💚

  • @jasondbecker
    @jasondbecker 8 месяцев назад

    For a great "unexpected friendship" movie check out Wildlike (2014) with Bruce Greenwood and a young Ella Purnell of current Fallout fame. (I've never seen a bad movie that has Bruce Greenwood in it.)

  • @johngroundmarch7073
    @johngroundmarch7073 Год назад +2

    Love Brit's suit.

  • @fightvale57
    @fightvale57 Год назад +2

    I love Brit so much,But also,THOUGHT SHE WAS MASSIVE BY THE THUMBNAIL

  • @johndavidlevy7
    @johndavidlevy7 Год назад +2

    Yessssss!!!

  • @yskim2636
    @yskim2636 Год назад +1

    After Life and Drive My Car. A win-win.

  • @maxmalavenda
    @maxmalavenda Год назад +2

    Funniest thumbnail y'all have given us thank you criterion social team

  • @fakejasonlawless
    @fakejasonlawless Год назад

    Drive my car is in my four favorites! Such a wonderful movie

  • @RPRsChannel
    @RPRsChannel Год назад +5

    *_Brit is adorable, I've never seen anyone become so happy for a handful of $25 items._*

  • @JohnnyFive626
    @JohnnyFive626 6 месяцев назад

    Brit & Zal - will Netflix let you finish making the OA (pause for effect) AS A GAME?!