Harris Savides's DVD Picks

The late Harris Savides (the cinematographer behind ZODIAC, AMERICAN GANGSTER, and THE GAME) stopped by the Criterion production office and the DVD closet...

[thewhychannelishere]

Cut the guy some real slack, he died from Brain cancer 5 months later... Rest in peace. It really got me when he said that he called everyone he loved after watching Yi-Yi by Edward Yang.

[PumpkinCherub]

Beautiful. A life lived in passion. RIP.

[ashmaterial]

L'Avventura
Red Desert
The Night of the Hunter
Yi Yi
Three Colors: Blue, White, Red
solaris
diabolique
faces

[TabrisRebuild]

He seems like a really sensitive and honest guy, RIP.

[bengeorgejones]

Can't believe we are never going to see any more films lensed by this guy. A true great . . .

[niptuck]

RIP. Incredibly, incredibly talented man.

[EoghanMcCarthy]

Zodiac is my favourite film ever made, in no small part to this mans amazing work. RIP

[technodroog]

the way he talks about the opening of "Three Colors: Blue" is why i love this series

[sixamsedna]

refreshing to see a cinematographer in that room

[paranoidrewy]

R.I.P. Harris. Just listened to you on The Game commentary track – so good! not sure why criterion didn't tweet about Harris passing away...?

[NoTodoEsArte]

R.I.P to one of the greatest. Harris seemed like such a sensitive and honest person. I truly love this video, it's one of the gems from Youtube.

[Guigley]

I hope to heaven that Criterion releases "Come and See." That film deserves it more than any I can think of. Please release that film, Criterion! I'd buy it in a heartbeat!

[BuffaloBuffalo-uczp]

its a very nice revelation to hear some body say or to admit publicly that he rang home after watching a movie and told the people that was close to him that he loved them, that's a very nice quality in a person..Because most people have a problem expressing their emotions in an outwardly fashion..l think some people see it as a weakness, are making yourself vulnerable to others....
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[davidsanderson]

One of the few closet vids that includes a clip from the movie being described. I'm glad they didn't make that a habit. So much better TALKING about movies for a change....we can watch em later.

[henreh]

Such a thoughtful and talented guy, very sad to hear he is no longer with us. Also, I would LOVE if the Criterion Collection streaming service was available in Australia, it would be a hit. I have a hankering for top-notch films like this that seem to be hard to find on other services.

[tommysmith]

I am eternally grateful for listening to Harris Savides describe the opening to Three Colors: Blue. He is the reason I decided to watch The Three Colors Trilogy.

[ggfanjase]

Blue really IS amazing, everyone should see it.

[ImUncleRon]

Great to see someone pay respect to Night of the Hunter. Such a great film. RIP Harris

[isaachaze]

i've seen a ton of vids from this series. have never seen one where they show clips from the film talked about. seems like a no brainer to always do that

[MrRazorblade]

Yi Yi is brilliant. Still waiting for Edward Yang's equally brilliant A Brighter Summer Day to get a Criterion release.