Top 10 active film directors
Some directors who are alive and not making films in the past 10 years have been left out.
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1.
Terrence Malick
Writer, The Thin Red Line
Terrence Malick was born in Ottawa, Illinois. His family subsequently lived in Oklahoma and he went to school in Austin, Texas. He did his undergraduate work at Harvard, graduating summa cum laude with a degree in philosophy in 1965. A member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society, he attended Magdalen College...
“ The most well read and talented filmmaker living, who has re-written the traditional concept of scriptwriting. Knowledge of the writings of philosophers, of religious texts, and the context of musical pieces from around the world will help one to appreciate his complex films and help put sequences in their intended context. ” - JuguAbraham
2.
Andrey Zvyagintsev
Director, Leviafan
Andrei Zvyagintsev is a Russian filmmaker and was born on Feb.6, 1964 in the northern city of Novisibirsk. He graduated from the Novosibirsk Actors School in 1984 and started to act on stage in provincial theatres. In the early 1990s he came to Moscow - the centre of the Russian film industry - with the ambition to star in movies...
“ Russia's new Tarkovsky. All his films are gems. Another director who cares about the choice of relevant music to underscore the plot. ” - JuguAbraham
3.
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Director, Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da
“ A well-read, sensitive filmmaker of immense talent who has raised the bar of Turkey's cinema. ” - JuguAbraham
4.
Andrey Konchalovskiy
Writer, The Odyssey
The Russian theatre and film director Andrei Konchalovsky is an elder brother of Nikita Mikhalkov, born August, 20, 1937. As a youngster he planned to pursue a career of a musician and learned to play piano but his love for cinema outweighed and he entered VGIK-the major state film school where he studied under Mikhail Romm...
“ Tarkovsky's colleague, whose best work was his US film "Runaway Train" mistaken for an action film by many. His US film "Shy People" was appreciated more outside USA. ” - JuguAbraham
5.
Semih Kaplanoglu
Producer, Bal
“ His Yusuf trilogy is one of the finest trilogies in recent times. This Turkish director is waiting to be discovered by the West. ” - JuguAbraham
6.
Ermanno Olmi
Director, L'albero degli zoccoli
“ His "Tree of Wooden Clogs" is one of my top 10 films of all time. His "Il Posto" has one of the finest, delicate film endings in the world of cinema. ” - JuguAbraham
8.
Carlos Reygadas
Director, Stellet Licht
“ Two of my favourite films are "Silent Light" and "Post Tenebras Lux." ” - JuguAbraham
9.
Paolo Sorrentino
Writer, La grande bellezza
“ He caught my eye with "Consequences of Love." Loved all his work ever since! Another example of an erudite director. A filmmaker who loves to refer to the writings of French author Louis-Ferdinand Celine directly and indirectly. ” - JuguAbraham
10.
Paolo Taviani
Director, Cesare deve morire
Paolo Taviani studied liberal arts at the University of Pisa, becoming interested in the cinema after seeing Roberto Rossellini's Paisà. After writing and directing short films and plays with his brother Vittorio, he made his first feature in 1962. The brothers have continued to work together ever since...
“ As a duo, the brothers Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, have been making significant works. "Padre Padrone" towers among them. ” - JuguAbraham
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