The director of the Golden Bear-winning Synonyms recommends five films, from Chantal Akerman’s melodic debut to John Huston’s final gangster story.

The German auteur behind the subtly post-apocalyptic In My Room shares five films he loves, from a Godard TV epic to Anne Charlotte Robertson’s experimental apology.

One of American independent cinema’s most iconic figures picks five films she loves:  a pick-up to “You Really Got Me” and a feminist call to arms.

The audacious director of High Life and Beau travail on five films with “immortal” qualities.