Sharing with you, like 2015 and 2016, the names of ten film-makers with the most impressive filmography during 2000 to 2016. This list has been created by going through the TSPDT list of 1000 greatest movies of the century and the ranking is calculated by considering the number of movies each director has in the top thousand and the respective rank of those movies in that list.
So here is the list of the top ten filmmakers of the last seventeen years:
10. Hou Hsiao-Hsien (69-year old Taiwanese film-maker): A new entry into this list, Hou has directed five features in the last seventeen years, all of which feature within top 235 of TSPDT's Top-1000: Cafe Lumiere, Three Times, Flight of the Red Balloon, The Assassin and Millennium Mambo. However, he is only marginally ahead of Christopher Nolan who may return to the top ten with his latest release 'Dunkirk'. There is no news on Hou's next film yet. Note: Hou's entry has kicked Steven Spielberg out of the list who was ranked 6th last year, also because his latest film 'The BFG' could not make it to the Top 1000. But Spielberg may regain a spot in this list next year after his upcoming film 'The Post' (Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep) comes out.
9. Quentin Tarantino (53-year old American film-maker): One rank down from last year, Tarantino has made six films in the last sixteen years, all of which feature in Top 1000: Kill Bill: Volumes 1 and 2, Death Proof, Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained and The Hateful Eight. It will be interesting to see if he retains his position in this list of top directors without any releases scheduled this year.
8. Claire Denis (70-year old French film-maker): The only woman on the list, Denis is two spots higher from last year despite no feature release since 2013. She has directed six feature films since 2000, all of which feature in Top 1000: Trouble Every Day, Friday Night, The Intruder, 35 Shots of Rum, White Material and Bastards. Her latest film 'Dark Glasses' releases this year and may guarantee her presence in this list next year as well.
7. Martin Scorsese (74-year old American film-maker): Thanks to his latest release 'Silence' Scorsese is two positions up from last year. He has directed six other films since 2000, all of which feature in Top 1000: Gangs of New York, The Aviator, The Departed, Shutter Island, Hugo and The Wolf of Wall Street. His next release is in 2018 but it is less likely that he will lose his pace in the top ten anytime soon.
6. Apichatpong Weerasethakul (46-year old Thai film-maker): With his 2015-film 'Cemetery of the Splendour' breaking into Top 1000, this Thai auteur is one place up from last year. He has directed seven films since 2000, six of which feature in Top 1000, including 'Tropical Malady', 'Blissfully Yours', 'Syndromes and a Century', 'Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives' and 'Mysterious Objects at Noon'.
5. Wes Anderson (47-year old American film-maker): One rank down from last year, perhaps because of no releases in the last two years, Anderson has directed six films since 2000, all of which feature in Top 1000: The Royal Tenenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and The Darjeeling Limited. He will not have a release this year as well with his next 'Isle of Dogs' coming only in 2018.
4. Jia Zhangke (46-year old Chinese film-maker): One position higher from last year, Jia has made seven films since 2000, six of which feature in Top 1000: Platform, Still Life, The World, Unknown Pleasures, A Touch of Sin and 24 City. He does not have any release this year as well, as his next film, 'Journey to the West' releases in 2018.
3. Joel and Ethan Coen (American film-makers, respectively 62 and 59 years of age): Despite mixed reviews of their latest release, it made it to Top 1000 and the Coen Brothers have retained their third position. They have directed ten films since 2000, eight of which feature in Top 1000: No Country for Old Men, A Serious Man, Inside Llewyn Davis, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, True Grit, The Man Who Wasn't There, Burn After Reading and Hail, Caesar! The film-making duo are now directing a TV mini-series and have not announced their next feature.
2. Richard Linklater (56-year old American film-maker): Holding on to the second spot, Linklater has directed twelve films since 2000, eight of which feature in Top 1000: Before Sunset, Boyhood, Waking Life, Before Midnight, School of Rock, A Scanner Darkly, Everybody Wants Some! and Bernie. If his upcoming film 'Last Flag Flying' is received well by the critics, he may grab the top position next year.
1. Michael Haneke (75-year old Austrian film-maker): Despite having no releases in the last four years, Haneke stays at the top, thanks to five of his films ranked 101 or better in Top 1000. He has directed seven films since 2000, six of which have helped him earn and stay at this position: Cache, The Piano Teacher, The White Ribbon, Code Unknown, Amour and Time of the Wolf. Whether he stays at the top next year or not depends on how well his upcoming film 'Happy End' is received. I expect some reshuffle in the top three when I compile the next list in March 2018. Until then, let us watch more of the above-mentioned movies.
So here is the list of the top ten filmmakers of the last seventeen years:
10. Hou Hsiao-Hsien (69-year old Taiwanese film-maker): A new entry into this list, Hou has directed five features in the last seventeen years, all of which feature within top 235 of TSPDT's Top-1000: Cafe Lumiere, Three Times, Flight of the Red Balloon, The Assassin and Millennium Mambo. However, he is only marginally ahead of Christopher Nolan who may return to the top ten with his latest release 'Dunkirk'. There is no news on Hou's next film yet. Note: Hou's entry has kicked Steven Spielberg out of the list who was ranked 6th last year, also because his latest film 'The BFG' could not make it to the Top 1000. But Spielberg may regain a spot in this list next year after his upcoming film 'The Post' (Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep) comes out.
9. Quentin Tarantino (53-year old American film-maker): One rank down from last year, Tarantino has made six films in the last sixteen years, all of which feature in Top 1000: Kill Bill: Volumes 1 and 2, Death Proof, Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained and The Hateful Eight. It will be interesting to see if he retains his position in this list of top directors without any releases scheduled this year.
8. Claire Denis (70-year old French film-maker): The only woman on the list, Denis is two spots higher from last year despite no feature release since 2013. She has directed six feature films since 2000, all of which feature in Top 1000: Trouble Every Day, Friday Night, The Intruder, 35 Shots of Rum, White Material and Bastards. Her latest film 'Dark Glasses' releases this year and may guarantee her presence in this list next year as well.
7. Martin Scorsese (74-year old American film-maker): Thanks to his latest release 'Silence' Scorsese is two positions up from last year. He has directed six other films since 2000, all of which feature in Top 1000: Gangs of New York, The Aviator, The Departed, Shutter Island, Hugo and The Wolf of Wall Street. His next release is in 2018 but it is less likely that he will lose his pace in the top ten anytime soon.
6. Apichatpong Weerasethakul (46-year old Thai film-maker): With his 2015-film 'Cemetery of the Splendour' breaking into Top 1000, this Thai auteur is one place up from last year. He has directed seven films since 2000, six of which feature in Top 1000, including 'Tropical Malady', 'Blissfully Yours', 'Syndromes and a Century', 'Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives' and 'Mysterious Objects at Noon'.
5. Wes Anderson (47-year old American film-maker): One rank down from last year, perhaps because of no releases in the last two years, Anderson has directed six films since 2000, all of which feature in Top 1000: The Royal Tenenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and The Darjeeling Limited. He will not have a release this year as well with his next 'Isle of Dogs' coming only in 2018.
4. Jia Zhangke (46-year old Chinese film-maker): One position higher from last year, Jia has made seven films since 2000, six of which feature in Top 1000: Platform, Still Life, The World, Unknown Pleasures, A Touch of Sin and 24 City. He does not have any release this year as well, as his next film, 'Journey to the West' releases in 2018.
3. Joel and Ethan Coen (American film-makers, respectively 62 and 59 years of age): Despite mixed reviews of their latest release, it made it to Top 1000 and the Coen Brothers have retained their third position. They have directed ten films since 2000, eight of which feature in Top 1000: No Country for Old Men, A Serious Man, Inside Llewyn Davis, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, True Grit, The Man Who Wasn't There, Burn After Reading and Hail, Caesar! The film-making duo are now directing a TV mini-series and have not announced their next feature.
2. Richard Linklater (56-year old American film-maker): Holding on to the second spot, Linklater has directed twelve films since 2000, eight of which feature in Top 1000: Before Sunset, Boyhood, Waking Life, Before Midnight, School of Rock, A Scanner Darkly, Everybody Wants Some! and Bernie. If his upcoming film 'Last Flag Flying' is received well by the critics, he may grab the top position next year.
1. Michael Haneke (75-year old Austrian film-maker): Despite having no releases in the last four years, Haneke stays at the top, thanks to five of his films ranked 101 or better in Top 1000. He has directed seven films since 2000, six of which have helped him earn and stay at this position: Cache, The Piano Teacher, The White Ribbon, Code Unknown, Amour and Time of the Wolf. Whether he stays at the top next year or not depends on how well his upcoming film 'Happy End' is received. I expect some reshuffle in the top three when I compile the next list in March 2018. Until then, let us watch more of the above-mentioned movies.
Alejandro Innaritu?
ReplyDeleteGood question. And an obvious one.
DeleteSo Inarritu has directed six feature films in his career, all since 2000. TSPDT's list of Top 1000 films does not include 'Biutiful' (although I personally loved it). His other films are ranked as follows:
Amores Perros #89
21 Grams #213
Birdman #238
Babel #401
The Revenant #855
If he had one more film in Top 200, he would definitely be there in the list, replacing Hou. In future editions, if any of his movies rises in reputation, he may join top ten.
In any case, we can be certain that Inarritu will join this list sometime in the next few years and will stay here for good. I am expecting the same with Steve McQueen and PTA.
Other strong candidates (apart from Inarritu, Spielberg and Nolan) who can join this list are:
DeleteSteven Soderbergh, Pedro Almodóvar, Olivier Assayas, Guy Maddin, Noah Baumbach, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne, Clint Eastwood, David Fincher, Spike Lee, Mike Leigh, Jafar Panahi, Park Chan-wook, Tsai Ming-liang and Lars von Trier
Birdman should rise higher. I personally think that it is the best "best picture" oscar received by a movie (although i think boyhood was better).
DeleteI think nolan will join. Huge hype around dunkirk. He could recieve his long due oscar.
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