Filmmaking / Directing : Who is the best director of the world? by Mauro Russo Rouge

Probably me - an' I'm really humble too.

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I don't even know what a director does but I wish more of them would outsource the writing

Art isn't like the Olympics

Brad - Directors direct, Actors act, Writers write, Editors edit, Grips shine lights on everything; lots of other people wander around on set doing various tasks and everybody has assistants The Producer tries to make it all work - it's like herding cats. It takes a village to make a movie.

Doug: I love the summarised Job Descriptions.

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David Lynch hands down. He was even offered to direct a Star Wars film, and he rejected it.

Most Certainly and it's not just because he won those two coveted consecutive oscars, it's because he's the best that's why it happened !

Talking about the top directors; theres no 'best', just different.

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If I were the best Director OF the world, things would be a lot different for sure.

Me

thats very subjective....everyone will probably have different answers....

David Lynch for sure.

Alive or dead?

If we talk about movies, this is a similar question with "What's the best movie?" Not possible to answer, because each one is different and they direct different genres, ...but as director "of the world" I suppose God is the closest, for the ones who believe in it.

Yeah Ryan - the dead ones are easier to work with.

Every director in the world who approach to making movies with pure love, passion, care and respect to storytelling.

Best living director, Spielberg.

Deceased Orson Welles. Living Roman Polanski. Im on the borderline with Spielberg.......A lot of his films were special effects, but one of his films blew me away. Schindler’s List stood out in my mind, even before the dialogue in the film began, the intellectual intrigue was shown by little cameo shots.

Bergman...

@Jim Thanks for reminding me about these wonderful films.

A fascinating moment in Bridge Over River Kwai when Colonel Sitos antagonist became an ally. His War Prisoner decided to protect his idea of the “Bridge”.

@Jim. Yes I agree a world beating director is David Lean. Problem is this thread only allows us to mention one director. Lawrence of Arabia an epic. I once tried to get an interview with Peter O Toole in Hampstead and he replied “Lawrence Who?” LOL.

Diamond...what’s your favorite James Wan movie he’s directed? You can only pick one!

I'm impressed and influenced by Jacques Audiard.

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My favorite is Christopher Nolan, Spielberg and Ryan Coogler

Mel Gibson is God-tier

I like all four of the last directors mentioned and agree with them. Cooler is dope, but still has a LONG way to go before he proves himself as one the best.

David Lean yesterday and a toss between the Coen Brothers and Danny Boyle today.

Most influential to a singular generation....Fincher.

They're dead, but alive in spirit. Orson Welles, Stanley Kubrick, Alfred Hitchcock, and Jean-Pierre Melville. While it's hard to judge art, a useful barometer would probably be their influence on our modern day directors influential today.