Ended With A Bang: Great Directors Who Made Great Final Films
Submitted by Imposter on Wed, 06/22/2005 - 01:34
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- Jacques Becker - Le Trou
- Robert Bresson - L'Argent
- Luis Bunuel - The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie, The Phantom Of Liberty, That Obscure Object Of Desire
- Carl Theodor Dreyer - Gertrud
- Kinji Fukasaku - Battle Royale
- John Huston The Dead
- Krystof Kieslowski - Blue, White, Red
- Fritz Lang - The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
- Sergio Leone - Once Upon A Time In America
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz - Sleuth
- Kenji Mizoguchi - Street Of Shame
- Max Ophuls - Lola Montes
- Yasujiro Ozu - An Autumn Afternoon
- Satyajit Ray - The Stranger
- Andrei Tarkovsky - The Sacrifice
- Jean Vigo - L'Atalante
- Luchino Visconti - The Innocent
- Orson Welles - F For Fake
- And a few on the bubble:
- Alfred Hitchcock - Family Plot
- Akira Kurosawa - Madadayo
- David Lean - A Passage To India
- F.W. Murnau - Tabu
- Jean Renoir - The Elusive Corporal
- Francois Truffaut - Confidentially Yours
Author Comments:
I'm probably being a little easy on the "great films" part, but hopefully you got the idea. Suggestions and comments are always welcome.
Awesome list.
Did you consider David Lean and A Passage to India? Far from being his best film, it is a good movie nonetheless.
Thanks. I did consider Lean, but wondered how close to being "great" India is (haven't seen it yet). I probably should at least consider him "on the bubble."
great list, I love it.
I would have kubrick's eyes wide shut up there but not everyone considers it great, I consider it one of his better films at least.
I would also have victor fleming for his version of Joan Of Arc in 1948.
then there is Peckinpah's Osterman Weekend, which again most don't consider great but I would have on the list if it were mine.
and while I'm on the subject... Clint Eastwood has to be a lock for this list, considering he seems to be hitting his peak in his 70's... that is if he doesn't live forever(I just can't see him losing a showdown with death)