WakeFanatic
Well-known member
Had a list of 21 names, and I tried to edit it down to the 9 most recognizable.
Last edited:
Had a list of 21 names, and I tried to edit it down to the 9 most recognizable.
Doubt it, Phillies. Nolan is incredibly well respected.
Explain.Other: Nolan
Film nerds will scoff I'm sure, but I don't care. Nolan's films mean more to me than anything produced by anyone on this hipster list.
Have you seen Army of Shadows? Perhaps my favorite Melville.Best? Hitchcock.
But I'm going to put in a few words for my favorite: Jean-Pierre Melville
I took a class on the French New Wave and came away with the most respect for Melville. I was totally stunned by Le Samourai - Tarantino referred to it as the most perfect film ever made. Depends on how you define that, of course, but the direction is flawless. It's a case-study in visual storytelling, to say nothing of the fact that it's just a bad-ass flick. Before that, the first film we studied was Bob Le Flambleur, which by itself got me interested in American film noir. And then there's Le Cercle Rouge with the greatest heist scene ever filmed.