Akira Kurosawa
Do you like samurai films? Kurosawa is the master of the genre. His films also introduced the world to the beauty of Japanese cinema.
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Paul Thomas Anderson
The prized pupil of the New Hollywood era, Anderson has evolved the techniques pioneered by the movement to make some of the most acclaimed films of the past two decades.
Alfred Hitchcock
The master of suspense, the macabre…and marketing?
Agnès Varda
The original manic pixie dream girl wasn’t just on the big screen – she was directing it.
Sven Nykvist
Nykvist’s natural and minimalistic approach to cinematography should be studied by every filmmaker, period.
Satyajit Ray
A filmmaker who showed the world that Indian cinema is more than just singing and dancing.
Emmanuel Lubezki
“Instead of trying to modify what nature brought us, we embraced it…” – Emmanuel Lubezki
Jean-Luc Godard
“You don’t make a movie, the movie makes you.” – Jean-Luc Godard
Werner Herzog
“Experiencing life and understanding people. That’s why I’m a director.” – Werner Herzog
Stanley Kubrick
How many filmmakers end up with their work in museums? Kubrick’s obsessive mastery of cinema is the stuff of myth.
Wes Anderson
You may recognize him for his quirky cinematic style, but do you know the “why” behind it all?
Cahiers du Cinéma
A magazine that did more than analyze film; it started a movement that helped define the art form as we know it.
