ICM Forum's Favourite Directors 2020 [RESULTS]

[St. Gloede]

Wait... What?! I push Rohmer all the way up to 21st (after a series of brilliant rewatches and finishing his filmography) and he drops?!

I have him at #1 and I forgot to vote. That explains some of it I guess. I don't know how many points a #1 vote is worth but it would be interesting to see if he still would have dropped and how much.

I also had Godard at #12 though I'm fairly sure that alone would not push him back into the top 25.

Edit: Btw did Rivette make the cut at all or did I just miss him?

While maybe not keeping him in the top 25, both votes would have made a massive difference.

Damn it, Tobias!

(Do vote next year!!!)

Rivette landed on 90.

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[RolandKirkSunglasses]

I'll have to vote next year, gotta keep Rohmer up (and take Godard down )

[pitchorneirda]

Wait... What?! I push Rohmer all the way up to 21st (after a series of brilliant rewatches and finishing his filmography) and he drops?!

I have him at #1 and I forgot to vote. That explains some of it I guess. I don't know how many points a #1 vote is worth but it would be interesting to see if he still would have dropped and how much.

I also had Godard at #12 though I'm fairly sure that alone would not push him back into the top 25.

Edit: Btw did Rivette make the cut at all or did I just miss him?

A #1 vote is worth 15 points

Rivette is #90, 5 ranks lower than last year, despite my new #2 vote

[St. Gloede]

In that case, Rohmer would have gotten 228.68 points, and would only have moved from 33rd to 30th.

[sebby]

Perhaps it's time to devise some sort of system of escalating punishment for those who year after year do not place Rohmer in their top 10.

[Onderhond]

Bring it on! I vote spanking.

[pitchorneirda]

#25 (⇧18, #43)
Michelangelo Antonioni (1912–2007)
Points: 240.04 (37 Votes)
Top 1–5–10: 0–4–4
History: 25←43←18←27←44←33←32←30←43



Trade Marks



Key Films:
L'avventura (1960) – 23 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Blowup (1966) [Blow-Up] – 18 Official Lists, also on IMdb
La notte (1961) [The Night] – 13 Official Lists, also on IMdb
L'eclisse (1962) [Eclipse] – 12 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Il deserto rosso (1964) [Red Desert] – 11 Official Lists, also on IMdb

List of Voters (37):

[Onderhond]

Top 40 old men!

[pitchorneirda]

#24 (⇧14, #38)
Buster Keaton (1895-1966)
Points: 244.53 (41 Votes)
Top 1–5–10: 0–2–0
History: 24←38←21←18←14←18←24←19←21



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Key Films:
The General (1926) – 33 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Sherlock Jr. (1924) – 23 Official Lists, also on IMdb
The Cameraman (1928) – 13 Official Lists, also on IMdb
The Navigator (1924) – 13 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Our Hospitality (1923) – 12 Official Lists, also on IMdb

List of Voters (41):

[pitchorneirda]

#23 (⇩11, #12)
Sergio Leone (1929-1989)
Points: 245.32 (33 Votes)
Top 1–5–10: 0–1–3
History: 23←12←16←17←22←16←15←26←25



Trade Marks



Key Films:
Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo (1966) [The Good, the Bad and the Ugly] – 26 Official Lists, also on IMdb
C'era una volta il West (1968) [Once Upon a Time in the West] – 26 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Once Upon a Time in America (1984) – 18 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Per un pugno di dollari (1964) [A Fistful of Dollars] – 11 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Per qualche dollaro in più (1965) [For a Few Dollars More] – 9 Official Lists, also on IMdb

List of Voters (33):

[pitchorneirda]

#22 (–, #22)
Charles Chaplin (1889-1977)
Points: 245.43 (36 Votes)
Top 1–5–10: 0–2–2
History: 22←22←45←26←18←28←20←23←18



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Key Films:
City Lights (1931) – 23 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Modern Times (1936) – 30 Official Lists, also on IMdb
The Gold Rush (1925) – 29 Official Lists, also on IMdb
The Great Dictator (1940) – 24 Official Lists, also on IMdb
The Kid (1921) – 16 Official Lists, also on IMdb

List of Voters (36):

[pitchorneirda]

#21 (⇧15, #36)
Robert Bresson (1901-1999)
Points: 245.94 (33 Votes)
Top 1–5–10: 0–1–4
History: 21←36←17←24←13←31←44←27←42



Trade Marks



Key Films:
Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (1956) [A Man Escaped] – 19 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Pickpocket (1959) – 19 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Au hasard Balthazar (1966) – 17 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Journal d'un curé de campagne (1951) [Diary of a Country Priest] – 14 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Mouchette (1967) – 9 Official Lists, also on IMdb

List of Voters (33):

[pitchorneirda]

#20 (⇩5, #15)
Krzysztof Kieślowski (1941-1996)
Points: 253.88 (35 Votes)
Top 1–5–10: 0–3–1
History: 20←15←15←15←10←15←22←17←14



Trivia



Key Films:
Trois couleurs: Rouge (1994) [Three Colors: Red] – 19 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Trois couleurs: Bleu (1993) [Three Colors: Blue] – 17 Official Lists, also on IMdb
La double vie de Véronique (1991) [The Double Life of Véronique] – 11 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Krótki film o zabijaniu (1988) [A Short Film About Killing] – 11 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Trois couleurs: Blanc (1994) [Three Colors: White] – 11 Official Lists, also on IMdb

List of Voters (35):

[pitchorneirda]

#19 (⇧1, #20)
Yasujirô Ozu (1903-1963)
Points: 254.06 (34 Votes)
Top 1–5–10: 3–1–5
History: 19←20←14←14←19←23←14←16←12



Trade Marks



Key Films:
Tôkyô monogatari (1953) [Tokyo Story] – 25 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Banshun (1949) [Late Spring] – 13 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo (1932) [I Was Born, But...] – 12 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Sanma no aji (1962) [An Autumn Afternoon] – 9 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Ukikusa (1959) [Floating Weeds] – 9 Official Lists, also on IMdb

List of Voters (34):

[pitchorneirda]

#18 (⇩1, #17)
Werner Herzog (1942-present)
Points: 261.83 (42 Votes)
Top 1–5–10: 1–1–2
History: 18←17←13←13←24←34←18←18←24



Trade Marks



Key Films:
Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (1972) [Aguirre, the Wrath of God] – 17 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Fitzcarraldo (1982) – 13 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle (1974) [The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser] – 10 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Grizzly Man (2005) – 9 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979) [Nosferatu the Vampyre] – 6 Official Lists, also on IMdb

List of Voters (42):

[Torgo]

Interesting. I'd expect Kieslowski not as high and Ozu even higher. Werner Herzog I almost forgot at all ..

Endgame!

[pitchorneirda]

#17 (⇧10, #27)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945-1982)
Points: 266.37 (39 Votes)
Top 1–5–10: 0–1–4
History: 17←27←19←30←40←45←47←34←34



Trade Marks



Key Films:
Angst essen Seele auf (1974) [Ali: Fear Eats the Soul] – 12 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Die Ehe der Maria Braun (1979) [The Marriage of Maria Braun] – 11 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant (1972) [The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant] – 7 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss (1982) [Veronika Voss] – 6 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Faustrecht der Freiheit (1975) [Fox and His Friends] – 6 Official Lists, also on IMdb

List of Voters (39):

[pitchorneirda]

#16 (⇧21, #37)
Satyajit Ray (1921-1992)
Points: 268.78 (37 Votes)
Top 1–5–10: 1–2–5
History: 16←37←36←46←43←55←54←46←40



Trivia



Key Films:
Pather Panchali (1955) – 20 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Apur Sansar (1959) [The World of Apu] – 18 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Aparajito (1956) [The Unvanquished] – 12 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Jalsaghar (1958) [The Music Room] – 12 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Charulata (1964) [The Lonely Wife] – 8 Official Lists, also on IMdb

List of Voters (37):

[Torgo]

Before this poll, I never knew how colossal Murnau & Ray were. Neat.

[pitchorneirda]

#15 (⇧3, #18)
Roman Polanski / (1933-present)
Points: 282.22 (44 Votes)
Top 1–5–10: 0–3–3
History: 15←18←20←22←23←27←21←25←20



Trade Marks



Key Films:
Chinatown (1974) – 28 Official Lists, also on IMdb
The Pianist (2002) – 20 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Rosemary's Baby (1968) – 20 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Repulsion (1965) – 17 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Nóz w wodzie (1962) [Knife in the Water] – 13 Official Lists, also on IMdb

List of Voters (44):

[Torgo]

Maybe KKD and Woody Allen weren't even metoo'd in our poll, as Polanski climbed to his highest rank so far for 2020 & 2021 ..

(I have the feeling he might be a bit overrated here, let's see who outranks him.)

[pitchorneirda]

#14 (⇧9, #23)
Masaki Kobayashi (1916-1996)
Points: 284.50 (34 Votes)
Top 1–5–10: 2–2–4
History: 14←23←33←49←28←29←29←22←31



Trade Marks



Key Films:
Seppuku (1962) [Harakiri] – 15 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Kaidan (1964) [Kwaidan] – 12 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Ningen no jôken (1959) [The Human Condition I: No Greater Love] – 11 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Ningen no jôken (1959) [The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity] – 8 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Ningen no jôken (1961) [The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer] – 7 Official Lists, also on IMdb

List of Voters (34):

[pitchorneirda]

#13 (⇩2, #11)
Luis Buñuel / (1900-1983)
Points: 292.92 (42 Votes)
Top 1–5–10: 0–4–3
History: 13←11←10←11←9←11←13←10←9



Trade Marks



Key Films:
Los olvidados (1950) [The Young and the Damned] – 24 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Un chien andalou (1929) – 23 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Viridiana (1961) – 23 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Belle de jour (1967) – 20 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie (1972) [The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie] – 20 Official Lists, also on IMdb

List of Voters (42):

[pitchorneirda]

#12 (⇧1, #13)
Quentin Tarantino (1963-present)
Points: 305.72 (38 Votes)
Top 1–5–10: 1–8–2
History: 12←13←26←28←29←10←12←15←15



Trade Marks



Key Films:
Pulp Fiction (1994) – 37 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Reservoir Dogs (1992) – 25 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) – 16 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Inglourious Basterds (2009) – 15 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Django Unchained (2012) – 11 Official Lists, also on IMdb

List of Voters (38):

[Torgo]

Perhaps even more prominent trademarks: aestheticized violence, lots of babbling and ripping off cult hits drawing inspiration from the rich vastness of genre cinema

[OldAle1]

Perhaps even more prominent trademarks: aestheticized violence, lots of babbling and ripping off cult hits drawing inspiration from the rich vastness of genre cinema

Also, in his last few films, alternate histories of real-life events that are "cool" but nothing beyond that.

[pitchorneirda]

#11 (⇩2, #9)
David Lynch (1946-present)
Points: 305.81 (41 Votes)
Top 1–5–10: 3–4–3
History: 11←9←11←9←8←9←6←8←11



Trade Marks



Key Films:
Mulholland Dr. (2001) [Mulholland Drive] – 24 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Blue Velvet (1986) – 24 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Eraserhead (1977) – 18 Official Lists, also on IMdb
The Elephant Man (1980) – 15 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Lost Highway (1997) – 8 Official Lists, also on IMdb

List of Voters (41):

[pitchorneirda]

#10 (⇩2, #8)
Fritz Lang / (1890-1976)
Points: 333.15 (45 Votes)
Top 1–5–10: 0–1–3
History: 10←8←9←6←7←8←8←6←8



Trade Marks



Key Films:
M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (1931) [M] – 34 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Metropolis (1927) – 34 Official Lists, also on IMdb
The Big Heat (1953) – 17 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse (1933) [The Testament of Dr. Mabuse] – 13 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924) – 12 Official Lists, also on IMdb

List of Voters (45):

[pitchorneirda]

#9 (⇧5, #14)
Orson Welles (1915-1985)
Points: 341.68 (47 Votes)
Top 1–5–10: 0–5–2
History: 9←14←12←12←12←20←16←12←19



Trade Marks



Key Films:
Citizen Kane (1941) – 36 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Touch of Evil (1958) – 27 Official Lists, also on IMdb
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) – 13 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Campanadas a medianoche (1965) [Chimes at Midnight] – 11 Official Lists, also on IMdb
F for Fake (1973) – 10 Official Lists, also on IMdb

List of Voters (47):

[Torgo]

Winner of the hearts: David Lynch has 3 #1-votes, 2x #2 and 2x #3. Tarantino has 9 Top-5-votes, among them several #1 to #3.
Fritz lang got no higher votes than #2, #6 and #9 (once each), but still ranks higher. Orson Welles got neither a #1 or a #2 but of course still ends up as a heavyweight of this poll (no pun here ).

[jeff_v]

Orson Welles in the top 10 for the first time. The Mank effect?

[Torgo]

The Mank effect?

(*Also known as the effect to push David Fincher down by a few ranks)

[pitchorneirda]

#8 (⇧2, #10)
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (1954-present) (1957-present)
Points: 344.39 (41 Votes)
Top 1–5–10: 1–6–4
History: 8←10←6←5←5←6←10←11←13



Trade Marks



Key Films:
Fargo (1996) – 26 Official Lists, also on IMdb
The Big Lebowski (1998) – 25 Official Lists, also on IMdb
No Country for Old Men (2007) – 23 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Miller's Crossing (1990) – 9 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Barton Fink (1991) – 8 Official Lists, also on IMdb

List of Voters (41):

[Torgo]

Coen Coen

[pitchorneirda]

#7 (⇩1, #6)
Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986)
Points: 360.80 (37 Votes)
Top 1–5–10: 5–5–7
History: 7←6←5←7←16←14←9←5←10



Trade Marks



Key Films:
Andrey Rublev (1966) [Andrei Rublev] – 29 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Solyaris (1972) [Solaris] – 26 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Stalker (1979) – 22 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Zerkalo (1975) [The Mirror] – 12 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Offret (1986) [Sacrifice] – 12 Official Lists, also on IMdb

List of Voters (37):

[pitchorneirda]

#6 (⇩1, #5)
Martin Scorsese (1942-present)
Points: 379.99 (44 Votes)
Top 1–5–10: 0–1–6
History: 6←5←7←10←11←7←7←9←6





Key Films:
Taxi Driver (1976) – 31 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Raging Bull (1980) – 31 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Goodfellas (1990) – 30 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Mean Streets (1973) – 20 Official Lists, also on IMdb
The Departed (2006) – 19 Official Lists, also on IMdb

List of Voters (44):

[pitchorneirda]

#5 (⇧2, #7)
Billy Wilder / (1906-2002)
Points: 393.06 (48 Votes)
Top 1–5–10: 1–5–4
History: 5←7←8←8←6←3←5←7←4



Trade Marks




Key Films:
Some Like It Hot (1959) – 34 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Double Indemnity (1944) – 34 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Sunset Blvd. (1950) – 33 Official Lists, also on IMdb
The Apartment (1960) – 27 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Ace in the Hole (1951) – 18 Official Lists, also on IMdb

List of Voters (48):

[pitchorneirda]

A small revolution is coming!

[Obgeoff]

Winner of the hearts: David Lynch has 3 #1-votes, 2x #2 and 2x #3. Tarantino has 9 Top-5-votes, among them several #1 to #3.
Fritz lang got no higher votes than #2, #6 and #9 (once each), but still ranks higher. Orson Welles got neither a #1 or a #2 but of course still ends up as a heavyweight of this poll (no pun here ).

Ozu has 3 #1s. All from people with impeccable taste too.

[pitchorneirda]

#4 (⇩2, #2)
Alfred Hitchcock / (1899-1980)
Points: 493.43 (50 Votes)
Top 1–5–10: 4–11–5
History: 4←2←3←2←1←1←2←2←1



Trade Marks




Key Films:
Vertigo (1958) – 39 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Psycho (1960) – 38 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Rear Window (1954) – 29 Official Lists, also on IMdb
North by Northwest (1959) – 26 Official Lists, also on IMdb
Notorious (1946) – 22 Official Lists, also on IMdb

List of Voters (50):