July 07, 2010
Michelangelo Antonioni - Experimenter
Zabriskie Point (1970)
Michelangeleo Antonioni was an Italian modernist filmmaker who is renowned for his freedom of thoughts and creative experiments in his films. His unique visual styles are still influential. He always thought beyond the boundaries of film making which made him an interesting filmmaker of all time. In 1994 he was given Academy Award in recognition of his place as one the cinema's master visual stylists. His films are always intriguing to watch as well as thought provoking.
June 30, 2010
Fatih Akin - Always Delightful
The Edge of Heaven (2007)
Fatih Akin is a Turkish born German filmmaker who is immensely creative and carefully crafts everything beautiful in his films. Performances, cinematography and music score of his films are mostly appreciated. He always brings something special or a surprise each time in his films. He has won many awards since the start of his film career.
June 26, 2010
Federico Fellini - Distinct Fantasy
8½ (1963)
Federico Fellini was an Italian film director well known for his distinguished creative talents and is considered one of the most influential filmmakers of the 20th century. Fellini's films are unique combination of dreams, fantasy and desire. Many of the contemporary film makers have cited Fellini's influence on their work. His films were nominated as well as won many times Oscar awards including Best Foreign Language Film.
June 23, 2010
Andrei Tarkovsky - Self Reflection
The Sacrifice (1986)
Andrei Tarkovsky was a Russian filmmaker who had a unique style of representing themes on life and its reality. Tarkovsky is widely considered to be one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. His films are characterized by christian and metaphysical themes, long takes and beautiful cinematography.
June 22, 2010
Satyajit Ray - Master of Masterpiece Art
The Apu Trilogy - Pather Panchali (1955)
Satyajit Ray was an Indian filmmaker who is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. He was also a fiction writer, publisher, illustrator, graphic designer, and film critic. Ray started his career as a commercial artist, but later drawn into independent film making. Ray did the scripting, casting, scoring, cinematography, art direction, editing and designed credit titles and publicity material for his films. Great Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa and Ray were acquainted with each other. Kurosawa said of Ray's work, "To have not seen the films of Ray is to have lived in the world without ever having seen the moon and the sun."
June 17, 2010
Julio Médem - Very Artistic
Lucía y el sexo (2001)
Julio Médem is a Spanish film writer and director. His passion for cinema started at the very young age and would use his father's Super 8 camera for shooting. After graduating in Medicine and General Surgery he worked as a film critic, screenwriter, assistant director and editor.
June 16, 2010
Park Chan Wook - Sweet Revenge
Lady Vengeance (2005)
Park Chan Wook is a famous South Korean film maker and screen writer who is best known for his perfect framing and powerful character portrayal. His themes are usually based on vengeance, and his brilliant direction makes it more powerful that one could hardly imagine.
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