Christine Luby’s Sweet 16

Photo: David Fell

Sweet 16 is our rapid-fire Q&A series.


Christine Luby is the director of This Little Love of Mine, The Curious Case of Dolphin Bay, and Beauty From Pain. Her latest film You, Always premiered on Netflix on May 1.

We asked Christine to answer our 16 questions about the movies and movie experiences that have made her life sweeter.


1. First movie you fell in love with

The Neverending Story

2. Last movie you fell in love with

The Testament of Ann Lee

3. A movie scene you’ll never shake

The octopus eating scene in Oldboy

4. A movie scene that never gets old

The bar scene in The Greatest Showman with Zac Efron and Hugh Jackman

5. Favorite movie theater

Palace Cinemas James Street, Brisbane, Australia. I used to live in walking distance - bliss!

6. Theater snack of choice

Popcorn with extra butter and grapefruit seltzer water

7. A performance that makes you LOL

Gaten Matarazzo in The Pizza Movie

8. A performance that makes you cry

Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump

9. Favorite childhood movie memory

Quoting Monty Python and the Holy Grail with my family

10. Movie you’ll defend forevermore

Paddington 2

11. Rainy day movie

La La Land

12. Lesson you learned from a movie

I learned from Parasite the importance of precise visual architecture

13. A movie quote you use a lot

“Hello Gorgeous.” - Funny Girl

14. Favorite movie GIF:

15. Movie you want played at your funeral

Dead Poets Society

16. Movie you’d pair with You, Always:

Always Be My Maybe

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