Tarkovsky liked Parajanov, Bresson, Fellini and Antonioni
http://www.theauteurs.com/users/59108
And Wiki says he also loves Barry Lyndon.
Scorsese often says his five favorite films are: 8 1/2, Citizen Kane, The Leopard, The Red Shoes, and The Searchers. I’m not quite sure why “his” auteurs profile says differently. I know he also loved Griffith, Kubrick, and Kazan. He grew up with a ton of Italian films he loves by Fellini, Rosselini, Antonioni, and others.
Scorcese also said Wes Anderson was the next great American director.
Mr. Godard expressed his love of Nicholas Ray’s Johnny Guitar numerous times over the years- including having Belmondo give the film praise in Pierrot le fou.
Truffaut loved Hitchcock, Orson Welles, John Ford, and Nick Ray.
Orson Welles adored John Ford. Woody Allen loved Bergman. Wes Anderson loved Truffaut, as well as many, many others, although Truffaut seems to be one of his largest influences; then, though, he is also a cinephile, in a sense, and therefore, he knows and loves many directors (like Bunuel).
Savvy
Godard also loved(s) Preminger’s Angel Face and in the early ‘60s even ranked it as one of the ten best American sound films ever made. In fact, here is Godard’s list of the 10 best American Sound films (published in December of 1963):
10. Dishonoured (1931) – dir. Josef von Sternberg
9. To Be or Not To Be (1942) – dir. Ernst Lubitsch
8. Angel Face (1952) – dir. Otto Preminger
7. Bigger than Life (1956) – dir. Nicholas Ray
6. The Lady from Shanghai (1947) – dir. Orson Welles
5. Singin’ in the Rain (1952) – dir. Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen
4. The Searchers (1956) – dir. John Ford
3. Vertigo (1958) – dir. Alfred Hitchcock
2. The Great Dictator (1940) – dir. Charlie Chaplin
1. Scarface (1932) – dir. Howard Hawks
I’m sure all of us can find something to disagree with in that list.
Apparently Kubrick loved Kieslowski’s DEKALOG.
Chopin: Tarkovsky also liked Mizoguchi, Bergman, Chaplin, Bunuel and Dovzhenko.
Angelopoulos cited Welles and Mizoguchi as his influences.
RUS, actually I think Godard’s list is spot-on. I especially like the inclusions of Angel Face, Lady from Shanghai, Singin’ in the Rain, and Scarface.
@Justin
Well, I think the absence of Citizen Kane is a surprising omission, especially for ’63. If you want to rate American sound films, well, how many films sound as good as Citizen Kane. It is a hallmark of the great post-silent filmmakers that they knew they had the perfect take not based on how it looked, but on how it sounded. Two perfect examples: Orson Welles and Louis Malle (Malle went so far as to close his eyes during filming so he could focus on the sound).
I like Angel Face too, but I’d hardly rank it as one of the ten best American sound films, the same for The Great Dictator and Scarface.
Let’s note that not being a native English speaker (and the poor quality of dubbing/subtitling 50 years ago) Godard’s response to American films was largely visual. The success of the visuals of those films far outstrips the quality of their writing and sound. Nor is it an accident that they all conveniently support Godard’s theories about auteurs (we’re not going to have that argument here), the inclusions of Preminger and Ray especially. The list says more about Godard than it does about great American films (not that I’m saying those films aren’t good, except for Scarface and The Great Dictator, others are so-so, and a couple are great).
You’re telling me that if you had to list the 10 best American sound films through 1963 it would be a “spot-on” match with Godard’s?
If you want to know to know more directors’ favorites a hop, skip, and a jump to the good ol’ Sight and Sound list has a plethora of directors’ lists:
http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/topten/poll/list.php?list=voters&votertype=director
I like John Waters’ list.
RUS, I’m taking “sound era” to mean just non-silent films, everything from 1930 on, rather than having any kind of special merit for the technical history of sound history.
I’ve always loved Lady from Shanghai — in some ways, it’s a more exciting film for me than Kane. It has some of Welles’ artiest moments, and yet it’s not as “full of itself,” it’s also a thrill ride. Angel Face is a masterpiece, one of the darkest bad-girl noirs and an essential piece of Mitchum. The scene where the chorus of senile old women in the hospital serenade the doomed newlyweds with an ear-cracking version of “O Promise me” is a moment that looks directly forward to David Lynch. And it held no end of inspiration for the new wave.
I just think the list is in very good taste. You can’t go wrong with any of those films.
Kubrick has mentioned Lynch and Bergman as some of his favorites.
I’ve also read that Eraserhead was one of Kubrick’s favorite films.
bergman loved tarkovsky and fellini
Lars Von Trier apparently likes Night of The Hunter
found this link, with so many directors listing their favorites…
Kubrick also loved Heimat.
Catherine Breillat’s list makes me finally want to check out her films.
Yes Drew, hers is totally unpredictable, I also liked Bertolucci’s list.Reminds me that I have to watch Pasolini’s Mamma Roma and Accattone
John Water’s list is really good. It reminds me to watch a bunch of stuff I haven’t seen yet.
John Water’s list is really good. It reminds me to watch a bunch of stuff I haven’t seen yet.
Breillat’s list makes me want to give Baby Doll and L’Avventura second looks. I have Lancelot du Lac, and like it; maybe I’ll watch that again soon. Her list is the only one that doesn’t seem safe and predictable — maybe Jarmusch’s too.
Breillat’s list makes me want to give Baby Doll and L’Avventura second looks. I have Lancelot du Lac, and like it; maybe I’ll watch that again soon. Her list is the only one that doesn’t seem safe and predictable — maybe Jarmusch’s too.
wiggumfloss3
What films influenced or are beloved by notable directors? Some of my favorite directors include Kubrick, Burton, Scorsese, Tarkovsky, Wes Anderson, and Christopher Nolan, and I am curious as to which films they admire