Influences and inspirations
“There’s a kind of wet heat in there that you can feel”: Emerald Fennell on 7 films that influenced her version of Wuthering Heights
Emerald Fennell loves films that provoke a reaction, as her list of influences on “Wuthering Heights” goes to show. She talks us through seven films that – like Emily Brontë’s novel – are sure to unsettle the prudes and pearl-clutchers.
Influences and inspirations
From The Descent to Caspar David Friedrich: the influences on Stone Age horror Out of Darkness
From The Descent to Caspar David Friedrich: the influences on Stone Age horror Out of DarknessInfluences and inspirations
Cult classic, not bestseller: favourite film noirs with The Streets star Mike Skinner
Cult classic, not bestseller: favourite film noirs with The Streets star Mike SkinnerInfluences and inspirations
After Love: Aleem Khan’s inspirations – from Edward Hopper to Chantal Akerman
After Love: Aleem Khan’s inspirations – from Edward Hopper to Chantal AkermanInfluences and inspirations
From Come and See to William Eggleston: 7 visual influences on County Lines
From Come and See to William Eggleston: 7 visual influences on County LinesInfluences and inspirations
Craig Roberts: 5 visual influences on my film Eternal Beauty
Craig Roberts: 5 visual influences on my film Eternal BeautyInfluences and inspirations
5 Bruce Springsteen songs and how they influenced Scott Graham’s drag-racing drama Run
5 Bruce Springsteen songs and how they influenced Scott Graham’s drag-racing drama RunInfluences and inspirations
From Kubrick to Mad Max: 8 films that influenced Birds of Prey
From Kubrick to Mad Max: 8 films that influenced Birds of PreyInfluences and inspirations
Robert Eggers: 5 influences that shaped The Lighthouse
Robert Eggers: 5 influences that shaped The LighthouseInfluences and inspirations
Joanna Hogg on The Souvenir: 6 visual influences
Joanna Hogg on The Souvenir: 6 visual influencesInfluences and inspirations
Robert Rodriguez: my favourite sci-fi films
Robert Rodriguez: my favourite sci-fi filmsInfluences and inspirations
From Freaks to Fassbinder: 6 films that shaped my feature Chained for Life
From Freaks to Fassbinder: 6 films that shaped my feature Chained for LifeInfluences and inspirations
The films that influenced me: Andrew Haigh
The films that influenced me: Andrew HaighInfluences and inspirations
How John Ford and Ken Loach influenced my AIDs activism drama 120 BPM
How John Ford and Ken Loach influenced my AIDs activism drama 120 BPMInfluences and inspirations
Black Panther and a black Bond? Ryan Coogler on his favourite film and influences
Black Panther and a black Bond? Ryan Coogler on his favourite film and influencesInfluences and inspirations
Nick Park’s 7 animation heroes
Nick Park’s 7 animation heroesInfluences and inspirations
From Radiohead to Christopher Nolan: the influences that shaped psychodrama The Ghoul
From Radiohead to Christopher Nolan: the influences that shaped psychodrama The GhoulInfluences and inspirations
The Red Turtle: the films that influenced Studio Ghibli’s latest spellbinder
The Red Turtle: the films that influenced Studio Ghibli’s latest spellbinderInfluences and inspirations
L.A. Confidential 20th anniversary: 5 films that influenced the neo-noir classic
L.A. Confidential 20th anniversary: 5 films that influenced the neo-noir classicInfluences and inspirations
The films that influenced Logan: director James Mangold on the new Wolverine movie
The films that influenced Logan: director James Mangold on the new Wolverine movieInfluences and inspirations
From Kubrick to Kate Bush: Alice Lowe on her influences for killer mum horror Prevenge
From Kubrick to Kate Bush: Alice Lowe on her influences for killer mum horror PrevengeInfluences and inspirations
Under the Shadow: the films that influenced this creepy Iranian horror
Under the Shadow: the films that influenced this creepy Iranian horrorInfluences and inspirations
From Bresson to video art: the influences on mind-bending thriller Remainder
From Bresson to video art: the influences on mind-bending thriller RemainderInfluences and inspirations
The books, films and trance rhythms that inspired Embrace of the Serpent
The books, films and trance rhythms that inspired Embrace of the SerpentInfluences and inspirations
From Herzog to Come and See: 6 films that influenced Couple in a Hole
From Herzog to Come and See: 6 films that influenced Couple in a HoleInfluences and inspirations
From Lynch to Haneke: my cinematic inspirations for The Ones Below
From Lynch to Haneke: my cinematic inspirations for The Ones BelowInfluences and inspirations
From Tarkovsky to Leone: the influences for post-apocalypse film The Survivalist
From Tarkovsky to Leone: the influences for post-apocalypse film The SurvivalistInfluences and inspirations
Films, people and places that inspired our film Catch Me Daddy
By Daniel Wolfe and Matthew Wolfe
Influences and inspirations
Josephine Decker: the films, books and people that influenced me
Josephine Decker: the films, books and people that influenced meInfluences and inspirations
Carol Morley: these are the films that inspired The Falling
Carol Morley: these are the films that inspired The Falling