Gloria. Of all the American directors, John Cassavettes is the most important. Photograph: Kobal
Rosemary's Baby. It's a film that still affects you after you've left the cinema. The Tenant, too - Polanski is the scariest director. Photograph: Kobal
Autumn Sonata. I don't like films where one of the characters is in the dark, where everyone, even the audience, knows more than they do. Photograph: Kobal
Peter Sellers in The Party. Photograph: Kobal
Eight and a half. I love it when a director shows character who has come to understand something very deep about himself. Fellini does so superbly here. Photograph: Kobal
The Night of San Lorenzo. A little girl sees her grandfather being slaughtered by the fascists and she imagines an ancient army - transforming the tragedy through fantasy. Photograph: Kobal
Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs. I identify with him, and with Clarice. I'd love to be a real villain. I wish I had the courage. Photograph: Kobal
2001: A Space Odyssey. Stanley Kubrick was a genius Photograph: Kobal
Les Enfants du Paradis. I've tried a couple of times but it just seemed boring. Photograph: Kobal
