The captivating lead of Mia Hansen-Løve’s Bergman Island on the cliffside ending of Nights of Cabiria and the playful craft of Boogie Nights.

The slow-cinema dreamweaver shares five films he loves, from a deep-cut Abbas Kiarostami documentary to one of his favorites from Bruce Baillie.

The experimental artist on a mischievous musical from Melvin Van Peebles and the chaos spirals of Shirley Clarke.

The rising singer-songwriter on Abdellatif Kechiche’s visions of the mundane and the Safdie Brothers’ “shards of fallen dreams.”

The Sonic Youth co-founder on Adrian Lyne’s moody debut and Lucrecia Martel’s poolside sound design.