Melville, by far.
Hiroshi Inagaki
I’ll second Matthew Barney, though I suppose I can see why he might not be considered a film auteur because his films tend to have more to do with his installations than being stand- alone movies. But his films are really great, and Drawing Restraint worked quite well as its own piece.
Hiroshi Teshigahara
It’s weird, too, because his films are listed on the auteurs: http://www.theauteurs.com/films?film%5Bsearch%5D=teshigahara&viewable=0&x=0&y=0
But he himself is not listed. WTF?
And where in the hell in my man Sam Peckinpah?
Frank Perry
Norman McLaren
Christoffer Boe
Don’t worry guys, this won’t be a problem for much longer!
Jean-Pierre Melville is a big oversight.
Personally, I’d like to see Lucio Fulci.
I second Melville. It’s strange that they have films by all these guys but they’re not on the auteurs list. All good things to those who wait I suppose. The site’s just getting going!
Melville and Teshigahara should definitely be in there.
Oh, and I think the Dardenne brothers have proved to be good enough Auteurs to be in there too.
Yes for Frank Perry!
Lynne Ramsay
Gregg Araki
Lucrecia Martel!!!!!!!
goddamn, but where is Michael Cimino?
Sion Sono
I think Peckinpah and Cimino already are available.
Peckinpah for me too, but (poss out of leftfield) what about the great Vincent Gallo?
OK, I put in Peckinpah. Now let’s get to work on Ermanno Olmi
maysles brothers
I forth Melville!%Pr
Oshima!
Fernando Arrabal.
carlos reygadas
Jean Epstein
Raul Ruiz
I second Reygadas!
Jean-Pierre Melville and Josef von Sternberg
I’ll third Matthew Barney. I don’t think I’ll ever get Drawing Restraint 9 out of my head.
Yes, Reygadas! Silent Light only affirms what he established with Japon. He is a true auteur, who one day will be spoken in the same breath with Dreyer, Bergman, and Tarkovsky.
Joseph Losey
ronnitino
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Lukas Moodysson
Bruno Dumont
Matthew Barney
Tomas Alfredson
Don Hertzfeldt
Jørgen Leth