Trace Lysette’s Closet Picks

With her new film MONICA now playing in theaters, the actor, known for her roles in TRANSPARENT and HUSTLERS visited our films closet where she pays tribute to the pioneering subjects of PARIS IS BURNING, muses about her dream of starring in a future remake of THELMA & LOUISE, and praises the sexy smoothness of LOVE JONES.

[SamDavies]

It's refreshing to see someone in the CC pick out films they've not seen, that they think will interest them. It's one of the big draws of a large media library, part of the fun of collecting is exploring titles you've not seen.

[Cadinho]

It's great to see everyone from all generations coming into the Criterion closet and seeing their tastes. The beauty of it all is knowing they're the ones who understand you when majority of people don't, especially when it comes to film history.

Excellent picks!

[rockfan]

I love how she grabs the movies exactly the way I do when I’m excited about looking at the cover art lol

[mrbrightside]

I'm so happy to see her in the closet!! Not gonna lie, I couldn't stop staring at the "Beau Travail" dvd. What an amazing film

[hyunstealth]

An Unmarried Woman
Melvin Van Peebles: Essential Films
Moonstruck
Fellini Satyricon
Thelma and Louise
Paris is Burning
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Love Jones

[idkwhatimdoing]

this is the first picks ive seen where ive had a smile on my face the entire timeeee. i also love how she's there like a store, just picking up and checking things out

[artirony]

glad someone grabbed the Van Peebles box set, Story of a Three Day Pass and Don't Play Us Cheap are extremely underrated films

unpopular opinion but Fellini Satyricon is my favorite Fellini

[zackmichelson]

Can confirm, smoking and watching Fellini Satyricon is def the way to go 😅 I wanna know how that turned out for Trace lol

[PatriceLaRoux]

This is the joy of movies in action. Great picks that she knew and adventurous picks to check out.

[keithkoenig]

Have never heard of Trace Lysette, but what a lovely and cool woman! Watching a movie with her would be so much fun!

[brandocalifornia]

A lovely woman, and brilliant actress.

[magicknight]

Love Moonstruck and Thelma and Louise! I hadn't heard of her yet but she seems like a lovely lady and a really cool person!

[alienaabernathy]

I got to see Monica in festival, an amazing film all round and I highly encourage everyone to see it! Trace Lysette is a reserved powerhouse in it through and through.

[captainstrangiato]

Love your picks!! Def think Criterion needs more trans and trans adjacent representation, but they got a few good ones at least! Here’s some of my recs they should add (Take notes Criterion!!)

- Tangerine (Baker, 2015)
- Funeral Parade of Roses (Matsumoto, 1969)
- Tomboy (Sciamma, 2011)

Those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head. There are some more recent films that look really good too that I haven’t seen, such as Lingua Franca (Sandoval, 2019) and Joyland (Sadiq, 2022). Anyone here think I missed anything? Please add! 😊

[rasmusjohansen]

What about Funeral Parade of Roses? Great film about trans people and extremely ahead of its time!

[andrewortiz]

Love her !! Can’t wait to see Monica ❤️

[MrNotJoker]

"We need more trans people in the closet"? Don't take that line out of context!!

[matthewpaul]

I don't know if getting high before a Fellini movie is a bad idea or a great idea.

[bezjork]

Alright so who's remaking Thelma & Louise starring Trace Lysette? Get on it Criterion!

[margaretbuckley]

Moonstruct
Thelma and louise
Great picks