List of directors and their films (in no particular order)
American directors:
1. Stanley Kubrick: 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Dr. Strangelove, Short Films
2. John Waters: Polyester (1981), Hairspray, Pink Flamingos, Crybaby,
3. Ridley Scott: Thelma & Louise
4. Tony Scott: Hunger
5. Spike Jonze: Being John Malkovich
6. Maya Deren: In the Mirror, Meshes of the Afternoon, Ritual
7. David Lynch: Mulholland Drive, Wild At Heart, Blue Velvet, Eraserhead
8. Ted Heynes: Safe, Badlands
9. Wachowski brothers: The Matrix Trilogy (še downloadam), Bound
10. Stephen Daldry: The Hours
12. Godfrey Reggio: Waquatsi trilogy
13. Orson Welles: Citizane Kane, 1984, The Immortal Story!! , The Magnificent Ambersons,The Lady From Shanghai, Other good mysteries by Welles: Journey into Fear, The Stranger, Mr. Arkadin, Touch of Evil
14. Martin Scorsese: Belle de Jour, Raging Bull
16. Francis Ford Coppola: The Conversation
17. John Cassavetes: Faces, A woman under influence
18. Robert Altman: The Player, Mr. Cabe and Mrs. Miller
European directors:
Andrej Tarkovsky: Stalker, Nostalghia, Solaris
Ingmar Bergman: Persona, Cries and Whispers, Seventh Seal, Silence
17. Nikita Mikhalkov: Burnt by the Sun, Urga
18. Alexander Sokurov: Father and Sun, Russian Ark
18. Lars von Trier: Idiots, Dogville, Breaking the Waves
19. Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Bitter tears Petra von Kant
20. David Lean: Lawrence of Arabia
21. Jean Luc Godard: Four Short Films, Alphaville, Breathless
22. Jean-Jacques Beineix: Diva
23. Mathieu Kassovitz: Hate (La Haine)
24. Max Färberböck: Aimee and Jaguar
25. Aki Kaurismaki: The Man without Past, Leningrad Cowboys go to America, Takce care of your scarf Tatiana, Shadows in Paradise, Calamari
26. François Trauffaut: 400 Blows
27. Pier Paolo Passolini: Teorema, 120 dni Sodome, Amore e rabbia,
30. Luchino Visconti: Death in Venice
30. Andrey Zvyagintsev: The Return
31. Béla Tarr: Satan Tango Werckmeister Harmonies, Damnation
32. Alain Resnais: Nuit et brouillard, Hiroshima mon amour, Providence, Last Year in Marienbad, Coeurs
33. Michelangelo Antonioni: Adventure, Story of a Love Affair, Il Grido, La Notte, The Eclipse, The Red Desert, Blow-Up, Zabriskie Point, The Passenger. Beyond the Clouds
34. Werner Herzog: Heart of Glass, Enigma of Kasper Hauser, The Wild Blue Yonder,
35. Jean-Luc Godard: Band of Outsiders, Breathless
36. Max Ophuls: Letter From an Unknown Woman (Touching romantic drama about a woman, and her unrequited love for a concert pianist. Shows Ophuls' emotional sensitivity, and his ability to depict feelings of love on screen. Ophuls' constantly moving camera is visually fascinating, as one delicate composition
succeeds after another, and the tracking creates a thrilling visual experience
37. Alain Sarde: Intimate Strangers, Nathalie
François Ozon: 5x2, Swiming Pool
Luc Besson: The Big Blue, The Fifth Element, Atlantis, La Femme Nikita
Ken Loach: Kes, Family Life
Kristof Kieslowski: Three Colors, The Double life of Veronique
Asian directors
38. Yasujiro Ozu: Tokyo Story, Equinox Flower (Higan-Bana), An Autumn Afternoon, I Was Born, But... , Passing Fancy, Story Of Floating Weeds, An Inn In Tokyo, Late Spring, Early Summer
39. Akira Kurosawa: Rashomon, Ran, Dreams, Seven Samurai, Stray Dog,Throne of Blood, Kagemusha, Sanshiro Sugata, Rhapsody in August (z napačnimi podnapisi)
40. Apichatpong Weerasethakul: Tropical malady, Blissfully Yours, The Adventure of Iron Pussy
41. Wong Kar Wai: In the Mood for Love, 2046, Happy Together, Days of Being Wild, Fallen Angels, Chungunk Express
42. Zhang Yimou: Raise the Red Lantern, The Story of Qiu Ju
43. Lou Ye: Suzhou River (Beautifully photographed)
44. Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of Oharu
45. Mikio Naruse: Late Chrysanthemums (His stories are completely lacking in violence, action or glamour. What they do have is a marvellous storytelling ability)
46. Haruki Kadokawa: Heaven and Earth (Spectacular drama of medieval battles, choreographed to make ingenious color patterns on the screen) (še downloadam)
48. Kazuyoshi Okuyama: The Mystery of Rampo (Avant-garde fantasy in the tradition of Cocteau and Resnais' Providence. Beautifully shot)
49. Zhang Yang: Sunflower
Australian directors
49. Peter Wier: Picnic at the Hanging Rock, The Year of Living Dangerously, Truman Show
Women directors:
41. Jane Campion: Angel At my Desk, The Piano
42. Liliana Cavali: The Night Porter, The Berlin Affair, Ripleys
43. Sofia Coppola: Lost with Translation
44. Dominique Baron: Tous Les Papas Ne Font Pas Pipi Debout
45. Maggie Greenwald: Songcatcher
46. Isabel Coixet: My Life Without Me
47. Lisa Cholodenko: Laurel Canyon, High Art
48. Julie Dash: Daughters of the Dust
49. Agnes Varda: Cléo de 5 à 7, The Hundred and One Nights, The World of Jacques Demy,The Gleaners and I, Two Year Later
50. Leni Riefensthal: Olympia, Triumph of the Will
List of lesbian films in no particular order:
Alanté Kavaïté: The Summer of Sangailė (2015)
Donna Deitch: Desert Hearts (1986)
Jaime Babbit: But I'm a Cheerleader (2000)
D.E.B.S. (2005)
Max Färberböck: Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
(now) Lana and Lily Wachowski: Bound (1996)
Alexandra-Therese Keining: Kyss mig (2011)
Leontine Sagan: Mädchen in Uniform (1931)
Tod Haynes: Carol (2015)
Celine Sciamma: Water Lilies (2007)
Celine Sciamma: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Anna Emma Haudal: Venus Effect (2021)
1. Stanley Kubrick: 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Dr. Strangelove, Short Films
2. John Waters: Polyester (1981), Hairspray, Pink Flamingos, Crybaby,
3. Ridley Scott: Thelma & Louise
4. Tony Scott: Hunger
5. Spike Jonze: Being John Malkovich
6. Maya Deren: In the Mirror, Meshes of the Afternoon, Ritual
7. David Lynch: Mulholland Drive, Wild At Heart, Blue Velvet, Eraserhead
8. Ted Heynes: Safe, Badlands
9. Wachowski brothers: The Matrix Trilogy (še downloadam), Bound
10. Stephen Daldry: The Hours
12. Godfrey Reggio: Waquatsi trilogy
13. Orson Welles: Citizane Kane, 1984, The Immortal Story!! , The Magnificent Ambersons,The Lady From Shanghai, Other good mysteries by Welles: Journey into Fear, The Stranger, Mr. Arkadin, Touch of Evil
14. Martin Scorsese: Belle de Jour, Raging Bull
16. Francis Ford Coppola: The Conversation
17. John Cassavetes: Faces, A woman under influence
18. Robert Altman: The Player, Mr. Cabe and Mrs. Miller
European directors:
Andrej Tarkovsky: Stalker, Nostalghia, Solaris
Ingmar Bergman: Persona, Cries and Whispers, Seventh Seal, Silence
17. Nikita Mikhalkov: Burnt by the Sun, Urga
18. Alexander Sokurov: Father and Sun, Russian Ark
18. Lars von Trier: Idiots, Dogville, Breaking the Waves
19. Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Bitter tears Petra von Kant
20. David Lean: Lawrence of Arabia
21. Jean Luc Godard: Four Short Films, Alphaville, Breathless
22. Jean-Jacques Beineix: Diva
23. Mathieu Kassovitz: Hate (La Haine)
24. Max Färberböck: Aimee and Jaguar
25. Aki Kaurismaki: The Man without Past, Leningrad Cowboys go to America, Takce care of your scarf Tatiana, Shadows in Paradise, Calamari
26. François Trauffaut: 400 Blows
27. Pier Paolo Passolini: Teorema, 120 dni Sodome, Amore e rabbia,
30. Luchino Visconti: Death in Venice
30. Andrey Zvyagintsev: The Return
31. Béla Tarr: Satan Tango Werckmeister Harmonies, Damnation
32. Alain Resnais: Nuit et brouillard, Hiroshima mon amour, Providence, Last Year in Marienbad, Coeurs
33. Michelangelo Antonioni: Adventure, Story of a Love Affair, Il Grido, La Notte, The Eclipse, The Red Desert, Blow-Up, Zabriskie Point, The Passenger. Beyond the Clouds
34. Werner Herzog: Heart of Glass, Enigma of Kasper Hauser, The Wild Blue Yonder,
35. Jean-Luc Godard: Band of Outsiders, Breathless
36. Max Ophuls: Letter From an Unknown Woman (Touching romantic drama about a woman, and her unrequited love for a concert pianist. Shows Ophuls' emotional sensitivity, and his ability to depict feelings of love on screen. Ophuls' constantly moving camera is visually fascinating, as one delicate composition
succeeds after another, and the tracking creates a thrilling visual experience
37. Alain Sarde: Intimate Strangers, Nathalie
François Ozon: 5x2, Swiming Pool
Luc Besson: The Big Blue, The Fifth Element, Atlantis, La Femme Nikita
Ken Loach: Kes, Family Life
Kristof Kieslowski: Three Colors, The Double life of Veronique
Asian directors
38. Yasujiro Ozu: Tokyo Story, Equinox Flower (Higan-Bana), An Autumn Afternoon, I Was Born, But... , Passing Fancy, Story Of Floating Weeds, An Inn In Tokyo, Late Spring, Early Summer
39. Akira Kurosawa: Rashomon, Ran, Dreams, Seven Samurai, Stray Dog,Throne of Blood, Kagemusha, Sanshiro Sugata, Rhapsody in August (z napačnimi podnapisi)
40. Apichatpong Weerasethakul: Tropical malady, Blissfully Yours, The Adventure of Iron Pussy
41. Wong Kar Wai: In the Mood for Love, 2046, Happy Together, Days of Being Wild, Fallen Angels, Chungunk Express
42. Zhang Yimou: Raise the Red Lantern, The Story of Qiu Ju
43. Lou Ye: Suzhou River (Beautifully photographed)
44. Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of Oharu
45. Mikio Naruse: Late Chrysanthemums (His stories are completely lacking in violence, action or glamour. What they do have is a marvellous storytelling ability)
46. Haruki Kadokawa: Heaven and Earth (Spectacular drama of medieval battles, choreographed to make ingenious color patterns on the screen) (še downloadam)
48. Kazuyoshi Okuyama: The Mystery of Rampo (Avant-garde fantasy in the tradition of Cocteau and Resnais' Providence. Beautifully shot)
49. Zhang Yang: Sunflower
Australian directors
49. Peter Wier: Picnic at the Hanging Rock, The Year of Living Dangerously, Truman Show
Women directors:
41. Jane Campion: Angel At my Desk, The Piano
42. Liliana Cavali: The Night Porter, The Berlin Affair, Ripleys
43. Sofia Coppola: Lost with Translation
44. Dominique Baron: Tous Les Papas Ne Font Pas Pipi Debout
45. Maggie Greenwald: Songcatcher
46. Isabel Coixet: My Life Without Me
47. Lisa Cholodenko: Laurel Canyon, High Art
48. Julie Dash: Daughters of the Dust
49. Agnes Varda: Cléo de 5 à 7, The Hundred and One Nights, The World of Jacques Demy,The Gleaners and I, Two Year Later
50. Leni Riefensthal: Olympia, Triumph of the Will
List of lesbian films in no particular order:
Alanté Kavaïté: The Summer of Sangailė (2015)
Donna Deitch: Desert Hearts (1986)
Jaime Babbit: But I'm a Cheerleader (2000)
D.E.B.S. (2005)
Max Färberböck: Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
(now) Lana and Lily Wachowski: Bound (1996)
Alexandra-Therese Keining: Kyss mig (2011)
Leontine Sagan: Mädchen in Uniform (1931)
Tod Haynes: Carol (2015)
Celine Sciamma: Water Lilies (2007)
Celine Sciamma: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Anna Emma Haudal: Venus Effect (2021)