10 Directors to Watch
It’s hard to do Top 10 lists, but this is a list of my favourite directors. With each director I list the three best movies that they have done. This is tough to do because there are still tons of films I haven’t seen and my opinion could change easily. Comments are welcome… so is criticism.
(the directors are in alphabetical order, so are the films… not the order of importance)
1) Wes Anderson
Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums.
2) Ingmar Bergman
Persona, The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries.
3) Luis Bunuel
Un Chien Andalou, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, Los Olvidados.
4) John Cassavetes
A Woman Under the Influence, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, Shadows.
5) Federico Fellini
Amacord, La Dolce Vita, 8 1/2.
6) Stanley Kubrick
Dr. Strangelove, Spartacus, 2001: A Space Odyssey
7) Werner Herzog
Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo, Grizzly Man.
8) Akira Kurosawa
Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Yojimbo.
9) David Lynch
Blue Velvet, Eraserhead, Mulholland Dr.
10) Guy Maddin
Brand Upon the Brain! My Winnipeg, The Saddest Music in the World.
Honorable Mention: Lars von Trier. He is so great and so unique. With a few more films under his belt, von Trier will be every bit as good as these great directors. I love his approach to filmmaking.
2 years ago