"The first film I would watch over and over again. It’s so full of joy and made with such seeming confidence and love. Louis Malle is one of my favorite directors, and it’s great to see him so well represented at Criterion."

"Happy to report that you can watch this movie with small children and it will (mostly) hold their attention. You'll both feel good about the experience. Meanwhile, all I really want to do with my life is make a movie like this."

"My wife is a big basketball fan but she'd never seen it. I made her watch it a couple months ago – I knew I was a fan, but it was even better than I remembered. Wikipedia tells me that Kubrick liked it too."

"Formally precise, emotionally full—this is a film about everything, all humans, all physical possibilities and limitations, all of it. If I’m ever unsure about what a movie frame can potentially be, I watch any random part of this. A total experience."

"I could watch the work of Wong Kar-wai (and the brilliant cinematographer Christopher Doyle) all day long. I don’t have to understand what’s going on . . . I don’t care. Beautiful people, photographed beautifully. His films are the best, most romantic out there."

"So beautiful. Is there anything more stunning than Cybill Shepherd in this movie? When I was at Northwestern I would watch this on laser disc on this tiny monitor in the library. I learned so much by listening to the commentary track."