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8.3
Alfred Hitchcock
Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.
Over a career spanning more than half a century, Hitchcock fashioned for himself a distinctive and recognisable directorial style. He pioneered the use of a camera made to move in a way that mimics a person's gaze, forcing viewers to engage in a form of voyeurism. He framed shots to maximise anxiety, fear, or empathy, and used innovative film editing.
Trade Mark
___Blondes.
___Often used the "wrong man" or "mistaken identity" theme in his movies.
___Inspired the adjective "Hitchcockian" for suspense thrillers.
___Often makes the audience empathizes with the villain's plight, usually in a sequence where the villain is in danger of being caught.
___He hated to shoot on location. He preferred to shoot at the studio where he could have full control of lighting and other factors. This is why even his later films contain special effects composite and rear screen shots.
___Dark humor and dry wit, especially regarding murder.
I want to see next
Vertigo
Watched: 12/02/2012
Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.
Over a career spanning more than half a century, Hitchcock fashioned for himself a distinctive and recognisable directorial style. He pioneered the use of a camera made to move in a way that mimics a person's gaze, forcing viewers to engage in a form of voyeurism. He framed shots to maximise anxiety, fear, or empathy, and used innovative film editing.
Trade Mark
___Blondes.
___Often used the "wrong man" or "mistaken identity" theme in his movies.
___Inspired the adjective "Hitchcockian" for suspense thrillers.
___Often makes the audience empathizes with the villain's plight, usually in a sequence where the villain is in danger of being caught.
___He hated to shoot on location. He preferred to shoot at the studio where he could have full control of lighting and other factors. This is why even his later films contain special effects composite and rear screen shots.
___Dark humor and dry wit, especially regarding murder.
I want to see next
Vertigo
Watched: 12/02/2012
Mariana's rating:
2243
8
8
Annie Hall (1977)
Woody Allen
If my film makes one more person miserable, I'll feel I've done my job.
Woody Allen is an American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, jazz musician, author, and playwright. Allen's films draw heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema.
Although his stories and style have changed over the years, he is regarded as one of the best filmmakers of our time because of his views on art and his mastery of filmmaking.
Trade Mark
___Frequently plays a neurotic New Yorker
___A lot of his movies feature at least one character who is a writer. This is often Woody himself.
___Nearly all of his films start and end with white-on-black credits, set in the Windsor typeface, set to jazz music, without any scrolling.
___Films his dialog using long, medium-range shots instead of the typical intercut close-ups.
___His films often include opening Narration or the protagonist talking directly to the audience
___References to famous writers and literary classics
___References to classic Films, particularly the works of Ingmar Bergman
I want to see next
Annie Hall
Watched: 05/01/2012
If my film makes one more person miserable, I'll feel I've done my job.
Woody Allen is an American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, jazz musician, author, and playwright. Allen's films draw heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema.
Although his stories and style have changed over the years, he is regarded as one of the best filmmakers of our time because of his views on art and his mastery of filmmaking.
Trade Mark
___Frequently plays a neurotic New Yorker
___A lot of his movies feature at least one character who is a writer. This is often Woody himself.
___Nearly all of his films start and end with white-on-black credits, set in the Windsor typeface, set to jazz music, without any scrolling.
___Films his dialog using long, medium-range shots instead of the typical intercut close-ups.
___His films often include opening Narration or the protagonist talking directly to the audience
___References to famous writers and literary classics
___References to classic Films, particularly the works of Ingmar Bergman
I want to see next
Annie Hall
Watched: 05/01/2012
Mariana's rating:
908
7.4
7.6
Hayao Miyazaki
(this is not from him, but is the only Studio Ghibli's movie that I didn't watch yet)
(this is not from him, but is the only Studio Ghibli's movie that I didn't watch yet)
Mariana's rating:
254
7.4
7.7
Pina (2011)
Wim Wenders
I've turned from an imagemaker into a storyteller. Only a story can give meaning and a moral to an image.
Wenders was born in German and studied medicine and philosophy in Freiburg and Düsseldorf. However, he dropped out of university studies and moved to Paris in October 1966 to become a painter.
Much of the distinctive cinematography in his movies is the result of a highly productive long-term collaboration with Dutch cinematographer Robby Müller. Some of his more successful and critically acclaimed movies, Paris, Texas and Wings of Desire, for example, have been the result of fruitful collaborations with avant-garde authors Peter Handke and Sam Shepard.
Trade Mark
___Glasses with thick, dark rims.
I want to see next
Pina
Watched: 29/03/2012
I've turned from an imagemaker into a storyteller. Only a story can give meaning and a moral to an image.
Wenders was born in German and studied medicine and philosophy in Freiburg and Düsseldorf. However, he dropped out of university studies and moved to Paris in October 1966 to become a painter.
Much of the distinctive cinematography in his movies is the result of a highly productive long-term collaboration with Dutch cinematographer Robby Müller. Some of his more successful and critically acclaimed movies, Paris, Texas and Wings of Desire, for example, have been the result of fruitful collaborations with avant-garde authors Peter Handke and Sam Shepard.
Trade Mark
___Glasses with thick, dark rims.
I want to see next
Pina
Watched: 29/03/2012
Mariana's rating:
13
8
0
Abbas Kiarostami
My films have been progressing towards a certain kind of minimalism, even though it was never intended. Elements which can be eliminated have been eliminated. This was pointed out to me by somebody who referred to the paintings of Rembrandt and his use of light: some elements are highlighted while others are obscured or even pushed back into the dark. And it's something that we do - we bring out elements that we want to emphasize. I'm not claiming or denying that I have done such a thing but I do believe in [Robert] Bresson's method of creation through omission, not through addition
Abbas Kiarostami was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1940. He graduated from university with a degree in fine arts before starting work as a graphic designer. He then joined the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, where he started a film section, and this started his career as a filmmaker at the age of 30. Since then he has made many movies and has become one of the most important figures in contemporary Iranian film. He is also a major figure in the arts world, and has had numerous gallery exhibitions of his photography, short films and poetry. He is an iconic figure for what he has done, and he has achieved it all by believing in the arts and the creativity of his mind.
Trade Mark
___Dark sunglasses
___Scenes that take place in or around a car
I want to see next
Cerified Copy
Watched: 29/02/2012
My films have been progressing towards a certain kind of minimalism, even though it was never intended. Elements which can be eliminated have been eliminated. This was pointed out to me by somebody who referred to the paintings of Rembrandt and his use of light: some elements are highlighted while others are obscured or even pushed back into the dark. And it's something that we do - we bring out elements that we want to emphasize. I'm not claiming or denying that I have done such a thing but I do believe in [Robert] Bresson's method of creation through omission, not through addition
Abbas Kiarostami was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1940. He graduated from university with a degree in fine arts before starting work as a graphic designer. He then joined the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, where he started a film section, and this started his career as a filmmaker at the age of 30. Since then he has made many movies and has become one of the most important figures in contemporary Iranian film. He is also a major figure in the arts world, and has had numerous gallery exhibitions of his photography, short films and poetry. He is an iconic figure for what he has done, and he has achieved it all by believing in the arts and the creativity of his mind.
Trade Mark
___Dark sunglasses
___Scenes that take place in or around a car
I want to see next
Cerified Copy
Watched: 29/02/2012
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I want to watch at least one movie from each director during 2012.
Many of them I already know, some I already watched most of their movies, but there is always one movie from them that I really still want to watch.
100 Kazan, Elia
98 Coppola, Sofia
98 del Toro, Guillermo
97 Cocteau, Jean
96 Breillat, Catherine
95 Minnelli, Vincente
94 Bigelow, Kathryn
93 Tarr, Béla
92 Sturges, Preston
91 Sirk, Douglas
90 To, Johnnie
89 Kitano, Takeshi
88 Bong, Joon-ho
87 Reichardt, Kelly
86 Gondry, Michel
85 Gilliam, Terry
84 Aronofsky, Darren
83 Cuarón, Alfonso
82 Cameron, James
81 Johnson, Rian
80 Borzage, Frank
78 Maysles, David and Albert
78 Tsai, Ming-liang
76 Campion, Jane
76 Gray, James
75 Morris, Errol
74 Jarmusch, Jim
73 Rohmer, Eric
72 Ramsay, Lynne
71 Murnau, FW
70 Park, Chan-wook
69 Yang, Edward
68 Lean, David
65 Jonze, Spike
65 Leigh, Mike
65 Scott, Ridley
64 von Trier, Lars
63 Ray, Nicholas
62 Lee, Spike
60 De Palma, Brian
60 Dreyer, Carl Theodor
59 Cronenberg, David
58 Ray, Satyajit
57 Lang, Fritz
56 Haneke, Michael
55 Ozu, Yasujiro
54 Altman, Robert
52 Dardenne, Luc & Jean-Pierre
52 Tarkovsky, Andrei
51 Polanski, Roman
50 Keaton, Buster
49 Kiarostami, Abbas
48 van Sant, Gus
47 Fellini, Federico
46 Truffaut, Francois
45 Melville, Jean-Pierre
44 Weerasethakul, Apichatpong
43 Lumet, Sidney
42 Varda, Agnès
41 Soderbergh, Steven
40 Capra, Frank
39 Boyle, Danny
38 Wiseman, Frederick
37 Buñuel, Luis
36 Hou, Hsiao-hsien
35 Renoir, Jean
34 Linklater, Richard
33 Wenders, Wim
32 Bresson, Robert
31 Chaplin, Charles
30 Mann, Michael
29 Ford, John
28 Powell, Michael & Emeric Pressburger
27 Anderson, Wes
26 Denis, Claire
25 Nolan, Christopher
24 Lynch, David
23 Almodóvar, Pedro
22 Bergman, Ingmar
21 Hawks, Howard
20 Godard, Jean-Luc
19 Welles, Orson
17 Fincher, David
17 Miyazaki, Hayao
16 Spielberg, Steven
15 Coppola, Francis Ford
14 Herzog, Werner
13 Leone, Sergio
12 Anderson, Paul Thomas
11 Allen, Woody
10 Wilder, Billy
9 Scorsese, Martin
8 Malick, Terrence
7 Kieślowski, Krzystof
6 Tarantino, Quentin
5 Wong, Kar Wai
4 Kurosawa, Akira
3 Coen, Joel & Ethan
2 Hitchcock, Alfred
1 Kubrick, Stanley
Many of them I already know, some I already watched most of their movies, but there is always one movie from them that I really still want to watch.
100 Kazan, Elia
98 Coppola, Sofia
98 del Toro, Guillermo
97 Cocteau, Jean
96 Breillat, Catherine
95 Minnelli, Vincente
94 Bigelow, Kathryn
93 Tarr, Béla
92 Sturges, Preston
91 Sirk, Douglas
90 To, Johnnie
89 Kitano, Takeshi
88 Bong, Joon-ho
87 Reichardt, Kelly
86 Gondry, Michel
85 Gilliam, Terry
84 Aronofsky, Darren
83 Cuarón, Alfonso
82 Cameron, James
81 Johnson, Rian
80 Borzage, Frank
78 Maysles, David and Albert
78 Tsai, Ming-liang
76 Campion, Jane
76 Gray, James
75 Morris, Errol
74 Jarmusch, Jim
73 Rohmer, Eric
72 Ramsay, Lynne
71 Murnau, FW
70 Park, Chan-wook
69 Yang, Edward
68 Lean, David
65 Jonze, Spike
65 Leigh, Mike
65 Scott, Ridley
64 von Trier, Lars
63 Ray, Nicholas
62 Lee, Spike
60 De Palma, Brian
60 Dreyer, Carl Theodor
59 Cronenberg, David
58 Ray, Satyajit
57 Lang, Fritz
56 Haneke, Michael
55 Ozu, Yasujiro
54 Altman, Robert
52 Dardenne, Luc & Jean-Pierre
52 Tarkovsky, Andrei
51 Polanski, Roman
50 Keaton, Buster
49 Kiarostami, Abbas
48 van Sant, Gus
47 Fellini, Federico
46 Truffaut, Francois
45 Melville, Jean-Pierre
44 Weerasethakul, Apichatpong
43 Lumet, Sidney
42 Varda, Agnès
41 Soderbergh, Steven
40 Capra, Frank
39 Boyle, Danny
38 Wiseman, Frederick
37 Buñuel, Luis
36 Hou, Hsiao-hsien
35 Renoir, Jean
34 Linklater, Richard
33 Wenders, Wim
32 Bresson, Robert
31 Chaplin, Charles
30 Mann, Michael
29 Ford, John
28 Powell, Michael & Emeric Pressburger
27 Anderson, Wes
26 Denis, Claire
25 Nolan, Christopher
24 Lynch, David
23 Almodóvar, Pedro
22 Bergman, Ingmar
21 Hawks, Howard
20 Godard, Jean-Luc
19 Welles, Orson
17 Fincher, David
17 Miyazaki, Hayao
16 Spielberg, Steven
15 Coppola, Francis Ford
14 Herzog, Werner
13 Leone, Sergio
12 Anderson, Paul Thomas
11 Allen, Woody
10 Wilder, Billy
9 Scorsese, Martin
8 Malick, Terrence
7 Kieślowski, Krzystof
6 Tarantino, Quentin
5 Wong, Kar Wai
4 Kurosawa, Akira
3 Coen, Joel & Ethan
2 Hitchcock, Alfred
1 Kubrick, Stanley
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