Sean Price Williams Selects
Acclaimed cinematographer (for the Safdie Brothers, Alex Ross Perry, and many others), director (of 2023’s "The Sweet East"), cinephile guru (his 1000 Movies, a list of all-time favorites, has been published by Metrograph Editions), and long-time video store clerk, Sean Price Williams has seen as many movies as any man alive… and now you can bask in the benefits of his compulsive viewing, with this ongoing series of hand-picked recommendations from SPW himself.
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Sean Price Williams on Daughters of Darkness
Cinematographer and director Sean Price Williams discusses Harry Kümel's "Daughters of Darkness."
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Daughters of Darkness
Directed by Harry Kümel | 87 mins | 1971
Profoundly inspired by the spirit of Belgian Surrealist and Symbolist painting, Kümel’s darkly poetic horror film begins with a young newlywed couple waylaid at a grand hotel en route to England, where they fall under the spell of the elegant Hungarian Cou... -
Sean Price Williams on 35 Shots of Rum
Cinematographer and director Sean Price Williams discusses Claire Denis' "35 Shots of Rum."
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35 Shots of Rum
Directed by Claire Denis | 100 mins | 2008
“It’s the best father-daughter movie I can think of. And it’s one of the greatest romances, too… The dance sequence to 'Night Shift' by the Commodores is not able to be described. We are witness to the most magical thing that can happen between two peopl... -
Sean Price Williams on L'Intrus
Cinematographer and director Sean Price Williams discusses Claire Denis' "L'Intrus."
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L'Intrus
Directed by Claire Denis | 130 mins | 2004
One of Claire Denis’s most ambitious, complicated, and exhilaratingly daring films charts an itinerary traveling from the snowy Alps to Korea to Tahiti, following an old mercenary (Michel Subor, from Le Petit Soldat and Beau travail) in search of both a ...
