The actor and producer shares what he’s learned from close collaborators like Steven Soderbergh and Gus Van Sant, talks about the impact of YOU CAN COUNT ON ME, and recalls a favorite moment from DOUBLE INDEMNITY.
Matt’s Picks:
PURPLE NOON (René Clément, 1960)*
KNIFE IN THE WATER (Roman Polanski, 1962)*
TRAFFIC (Steven Soderbergh, 2000)
YOU CAN COUNT ON ME (Kenneth Lonergan, 2000)
DRUGSTORE COWBOY (Gus Van Sant, 1989)
MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO (Gus Van Sant, 1991)
ONE FALSE MOVE (Carl Franklin, 1992)
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2007)
DOUBLE INDEMNITY (Billy Wilder, 1944)
SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE (Steven Soderbergh, 1989)
12 ANGRY MEN (Sidney Lumet, 1957)
MAÎTRESSE (Barbet Schroeder, 1976)*
All are available from criterion.com: https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/985-matt-damon-s-closet-picks
*PURPLE NOON, KNIFE IN THE WATER, and MAÎTRESSE are now currently playing on our streaming service, The Criterion Channel: criterionchannel.com
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