rank a director

[beavis]

1. 5 - Les rendez-vous d'Anna (1978) The Meetings of Anna
2. 5 - Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
3. 4 - Demain on Déménage (2004) Tomorrow We Move
4. 4 - Là-bas (2006) Down There
5. 4 - Portrait d'une jeune fille de la fin des années 60 à Bruxelles (1994) Portrait of a Young Girl at the End of the 60s in Brussels
6. 3,5 - No Home Movie (2015)
7. 3,5 - Toute une nuit (1982)
8. 3,5 - Je tu il elle (1974)
9. 3,5 - La folie Almayer (2011) Almayer's Folly
10. 3,5 - La captive (2000) The Captive
11. 3,5 - News from Home (1977)
12. 3,5 - Un jour Pina m'a demandé (1983) One Day Pina Asked…
13. 3,5 - Sud (1999) South
14. 3,5 - Seven Women, Seven Sins (1986)
15. 3 - D'Est (1993) From the East
16. 3 - Letters Home (1986)
17. 3 - Golden Eighties (1986)
18. 3 - O Estado do Mundo (2007) The State of the World
19. 2 - Un divan à New York (1996) A Couch in New York
20. 1,5 - Hôtel Monterey (1972)

been meaning to fill up the gaps for ages now, and some I have seen are due for a rewatch...
a fascinating director, putting so much of herself onscreen, in such a singular style!
ratings out of 5

[Onderhond]

01. 1.0* - Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

[pitchorneirda]

1. D'Est
2. News from Home
...
3. Les rendez-vous d'Anna
...
4. Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

[AB537]

Sorry to say I'm not particularly a fan based on what I've seen so far. That being said, I'll probably watch News from Home soon based on its very high rankings in both Sight & Sound polls.

Great

Very Good

Good

Above Average

Les rendez-vous d'Anna - The Meetings of Anna (1978)
La folie Almayer - Almayer's Folly (2011)

Okay

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)

Not Good

D'Est (1993)

[1SO]

I struggled to get into Akerman, and I believe it's bad to start with Jeanne Dielman. That's the film you build up to after a better understanding of the specific way she utilizes the passage of time in her films. It was Toute une nuit - my 6th Akerman - that finally unlocked Akerman for me, and I think it's the best match of material with her style.

1. Toute une nuit
2. La chambre
3. Les rendez-vous d’Anna
4. News From Home
5. Golden Eighties
6. Jeanne Dielman
7. Je Tu Il Elle
8. The Captive
9. Hotel Monterey
10. D'Est

[Torgo]

I'll probably watch News from Home soon based on its very high rankings in both Sight & Sound polls.

I've actually watched this yesteday since it's the 53th-best film of all time, a secret kept best-hidden for so long.
Was not uninteresting in a way I'm used from James Benning. Maybe even a bit stretching it at ~88 minutes, thank God it's not 3 or 5 hours long. Unfortunately, the "poetic" audio aspect of the film is more or less lost on me, I would almost prefer it as an ASMR mood time capsule of 70s New York. 5/10, maybe 6 on my more avant-garde days of the week

[Fergenaprido]

1. Un divan à New York [A Couch in New York] (1996) - 4.8

I saw it because it was expiring on Mubi, but it seems I picked one of her worst films to start with. I'll inevitably watch more from her, but she's not high on my priority list.

[Caracortada]

Akkerman

1. Les Rendez-vous d'Anna 6/10
2. Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles 4/10

[prodigalgodson]

One of my favorites, who really hit her stride in the 00s imo. Need to see more from her middle years and especially want to rewatch Jeanne Dielman now.

Almayer's Folly 10
From the Other Side
La-bas 9
Sud 8
Hotel Monterey
News from Home
D'Est
Jeanne Dielman 6
Le chambre 5
La captive 4

[Y U M E]

Chantal Akerman

★★★★½ | 9.2
01. Jeanne Dielman 23, Quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
02. Les Rendez-Vous d'Anna

★★★¾ | 8.0
03. Tombée de Nuit sur Shanghai : segment from "O Estado do Mundo" anthology

★★★½ | 7.6
04. News from Home
05. De l'Autre Côté
06. La Captive
07. Toute une Nuit

★★★¼ | 7.2
08. "Letters Home"

★★★ | 6.8
09. D'Est
10. Nuit et Jour
11. Là-bas

★★¾ | 6.4
12. La Folie Almayer
13. Je Tu Il Elle

★★½ | 6.0
14. Sud
15. Hotel Monterey
16. No Home Movie

★¾ | 4.5
17. Un Divan à New York

★¼ | 3.5
18. Demain on Déménage

N/R
La Chambre short
Ma Saute Ville short

[prodigalgodson]

Since he came up in the S&S thread, how about Wong Kar Wai?

Ashes of Time 10
In the Mood for Love 9
Days of Being Wild
Chungking Express
As Tears Go By 7
2046
Happy Together 6
Fallen Angels 5

Have to admit I don't remember a few of these too well though.

[Torgo]

Oh, WKW, maybe the pivotal moment in me getting to discover and, who would have thought?, love cinema as an artform beside the mainstream.
Chungking Express was this very key film and I still keep attention at every best-before date at the grocery and think of this film.
Unfortunately, basically every sighting of his oeuvre would be way over a decade ago for me now - how would I rank that?

[OldAle1]

As I said in the S&S thread, not really overall a great favorite - but I've also seen most of these only once, some of them just when they came out in cinemas, so it's hard to judge.

* cinema viewing + multiple

PLATINUM
1. Happy Together

GOLD
2. Days of Being Wild

SILVER
3. As Tears Go By *+
4. In the Mood For Love *

BRONZE
5. Chungking Express*
6. My Blueberry Nights*

COPPER
7. Ashes of Time (original theatrical cut)*

[gunnar]

Chungking Express - 7.5
In the Mood for Love - 7.5
The Grandmaster - 7
Days of Being Wild - 6

[AB537]

Most of these need a revisit, I suspect at least some of the "above average" would move up at that point.

Great

Very Good

Chung Hing sam lam - Chungking Express (1994)

Good

Chun gwong cha sit - Happy Together (1997)
Fa yeung nin wah - In the Mood for Love (2000)

Above Average

Ah Fei jing juen - Days of Being Wild (1990)
Dung che sai duk - Ashes of Time (1994)
2046 (2004)
Yi dai zong shi - The Grandmaster (2013)

Okay

Not Good

[frbrown]

AMAZING
Days of Being Wild
Chungking Express


GOOD
Fallen Angels
Happy Together


WEIRD BUT STILL GOOD
Ashes of Time


LEFT ME COLD
In the Mood for Love


COULD USE A REWATCH
As Tears Go By

[Silga]

Seen 4:

1. Chungking Express - 9
2. The Grandmaster - 9
3. The Hand (segment from Eros) - 7
4. My Blueberry Nights - 6

[GruesomeTwosome]

WKW:

1. In the Mood for Love - 9
2. Chungking Express - 7.5
3. 2046 - 7.5
4. Fallen Angels - 7
5. Ashes of Time - 7
6. My Blueberry Nights - 6

[Torgo]

Wow, rarely seen a place full of film buffs so unimpressed by the mighty Wong

[Caracortada]

1. In the Mood for Love 9
2. 2046 7
3. My Blueberry Nights 6
4. The Grandmaster 6
5. Days of Being Wild 5
6. Chungking Express 5
7. Happy Together 5
8. Fallen Angels 5
9. Eros 5

[Good_Will_Harding]

Most of these I need to re-watch, and it's probably no coincidence that the two I've seen multiple times are my highest rated.

10

In the Mood for Love

9

Chungking Express

8

Happy Together
Fallen Angels
Days of Being Wild

7

The Grandmaster
2046

[blocho]

Wong Kar Wai

Superlative

Very Good
In the Mood for Love

Good

OK

Misfires
Chungking Express

[Cinepolis]

1. In the Mood for Love - 8/10
2. Fallen Angels - 8/10
3. Chungking Express - 7/10
4. Happy Together - 7/10

[Fergenaprido]

Only seen 3, but I feel like all 3 could do with a rewatch, which is rare.

1. 8.2 - Fa yeung nin wah [ In the Mood for Love] (2000)

2. 7.6 - Chung Hing sam lam [Chungking Express] (1994)
3. 7.4 - Chun gwong cha sit [Happy Together] (1997)


The first was just so pretty and stylish with great music, and it might become a favourite.
The second I need to rewatch the most because I didn't realize it was two different men until almost the end... I somehow wasn't paying attention during the handover scene halfway through, so I was really confused why this guy switched girls all of a sudden. I felt like a proper twat when my friend explained it to me.
The third is a film that I should love on paper, but I didn't jive with it. It was my first WKW film, I think, which might have something to do with it.

I am interested in seeing some of his other work as well.

[Onderhond]

I'd probably rate Chungking Express less harshly nowadays, but man did I hate that California Dreaming song.
I like Wong's film, but if I'm 100% honest, the quality of his work mostly coincides with the quality of Christopher Doyle's work.

01. 4.5* - 2046 (2004) (#74)
02. 4.5* - The Grandmaster [Yi Dai Zong Shi] (2013) (#96)
03. 4.5* - In The Mood For Love [Fa Yeung Nin Wa] (2000) (#219)
04. 4.5* - My Blueberry Nights (2007) (#287)
05. 4.0* - Days of Being Wild [Ah Fei Zing Zyun] (1990)
06. 3.5* - Eros (2004)
07. 3.0* - Chacun Son Cinéma (2007)
08. 3.0* - Happy Together [Chun Gwong Cha Sit] (1997)
09. 3.0* - Ashes of Time [Dung Che Sai Duk] (1994)
10. 3.0* - As Tears Go By [Wong Gok Ka Moon] (1988)
11. 2.5* - Fallen Angels [Do Lok Tin Si] (1995)
12. 0.5* - Chungking Express [Chung Hing Sam Lam] (1994)

[St. Gloede]

Chantal Akerman

Masterpiece


Favourite


Great

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
Toute une nuit (1982)
D'Est (1993)

Very good

Les rendez-vous d'Anna (1978)
Nuit et jour (1991)
Golden Eighties (1986)

Good

Les années 80 (1983)

Not impressed - might require a rewatch:

Je tu il elle (1974)
News from Home (1976)
Hôtel Monterey (1973)
La captive (2000)


WKW

Masterpieces:

In the Mood for Love
Chungking Express
2046

Favourites:

Fallen Angels
Ashes of Time

Great

Happy Together
Days of Being Wild
As Tears Go By
The Grandmaster

Avoiding:

My Blueberry Nights

[Lakigigar]

catching up

i did rank films if they had the same rating

WKW

Fallen Angels - 4.0*
My Blueberry Nights - 3.5* (need a rewatch)
Chungking Express - 3.5*
In The Mood for Love - 3.5*
Happy Together - 3.5*

Difficult films for me that I appreciate for a lot of stuff, but maybe want to like more than I actually do. It's hard to be able to follow the plot. I do like the visual styles a lot. Fallen Angels worked best for me. Maybe his films need a ton of rewatches. Def. will get back to it and watch the other ones too at some point.

Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne

Deux jours, une nuit - 4.0*
L'enfant - 4.0
Le gamin au vélo - 3.5
La fille inconnue - 3.0

L'enfant leaning on the lower end to 3.5. Solid films.

David O. Russell

Silver Linings Playbook - 3.5
The Fighter - 3.0
American Hustle - no rating (didn't finish)

Not a fan.

M. Night Shyamalan

Unbreakable - 3.0
The Visit - 3.0
The Sixth Sense - 2.5 (needs a rewatch and might get a tad higher i assume)
The Happening - 1.5

Need to give his other films a watch, think i might personally be underrating him or rating him a bit too harsh, but overall a bit of an overrated name. I tend to forget his films quickly.

JLG

A bout de souffle - 2.5

Wasn't my thing

Steven Soderbergh

Ocean's Eleven - 3.5
Contagion - 3.0

No strong feelings or associations here.

Park Chan-wook

Stoker - 2.5

Started but not finished: Oldboy and The Handmaiden

Have difficulties with this director but I might do another attempt. Maybe i need to get how he does structure plot. Because i lack structure with all his films.

Wolfgang Petersen

Troy - 3.0
Poseidon - 3.0

Never heard of this director but two fun films.

Sergio Leone

The good, the bad and the ugly - 4.5
Once Upon a Time in the West - 3.5
A Fistful of Dollars - 3.0
For a few dollars more - 3.0

These films could use a rewatch.

Luis Buñuel

Los olvidados - 3.5
Un chien andalou - 3.0

Need to see more and los olvidados need to be rewatched

Céline Sciamma

Tomboy - 4.0
Portrait de la jeune fille en feu - 3.5
Bande de filles - 3.5
Petite Maman - 3.5
Naissance de pieuvres - 3.0

Solid director.

[beavis]

ratings out of 5 and out of 10 again, including a rare full 10, so he is a special director indeed, although I agree a bit hard to get into, and his perfectionism/tinkering doesn't seem to actually improve the experience of the movies for the viewer it seems... from the outside it looks more like he gets lost in his own worlds.

1. - 5 - 10 - Faa yeung nin wa (2000) In the Mood for Love
2. - 5 - 9 - Yi dai zong shi (2013) The Grandmaster
3. - 4 - 8,5 - Do lok tin si (1995) Fallen Angels
4. - 4 - 8 - Ah fei zing zyun (1990) Days of Being Wild
5. - 4 - 8 - 2046 (2004)
6. - 4 - 7,5 - Chacun son cinéma (2007)
7. - 3,5 - 7,5 - Wong gok ka moon (1988) As Tears Go By
8. - 3,5 - 7,5 - My Blueberry Nights (2007)
9. - 3,5 - 7 - Chun gwong cha sit (1997) Happy Together
10. - 3,5 - 7 - Chung Hing sam lam (1994) Chungking Express
11. - 3,5 - 7 - Dung che sai duk (1994) Ashes of Time
12. - 3,5 - 7 - Eros (2004)

[beavis]

BTW this is our 99th ranking a director exercise, let's make the 100th a special one!
I'm open to good ideas
(but also to a week or two breathing room for the current one(s) of course!!)

[Fergenaprido]

BTW this is our 99th ranking a director exercise, let's make the 100th a special one!
I'm open to good ideas
(but also to a week or two breathing room for the current one(s) of course!!)

Maybe one of the classic Hollywood directors with large filmographies? It doesn't look like we've done Hawks, Ford, Huston, Wellman, or Cukor yet, among others.

[pitchorneirda]

BTW this is our 99th ranking a director exercise, let's make the 100th a special one!
I'm open to good ideas
(but also to a week or two breathing room for the current one(s) of course!!)

Maybe one of the classic Hollywood directors with large filmographies? It doesn't look like we've done Hawks, Ford, Huston, Wellman, or Cukor yet, among others.

No woman then?

[Onderhond]

Ann Hui has a pretty extensive oeuvre.

[OldAle1]

There's always Alice Guy, with 457 directorial credits per IMDb.

[Y U M E]

BTW this is our 99th ranking a director exercise, let's make the 100th a special one!
I'm open to good ideas
(but also to a week or two breathing room for the current one(s) of course!!)

Maybe one of the classic Hollywood directors with large filmographies? It doesn't look like we've done Hawks, Ford, Huston, Wellman, or Cukor yet, among others.

We haven't done the #1 Director of the iCM-users favourite director poll either ...

Spoiler

well you don't have to check the spoiler tags to know who that is, do you

Or #100 of that same poll:

Spoiler

Aki Kaurismäki

Yoshishige Yoshida just died. Have we polled him yet.

a lot of high ratings from my side... excellent choice I would say...

[St. Gloede]

Yoshishige Yoshida just died. Have we polled him yet.

[Y U M E]

WONG Kar-wai


★★★★★ | 10.0
01. In the Mood for Love

★★★★¾ | 9.6
02. Fallen Angels

★★★★¼ | 8.8
03. Happy Together
04. 2046

★★★★ | 8.4
05. Days of Being Wild
06. Chungking Express

★★★¼ | 7.2
07. Ashes of Time

★★★ | 6.8
08. My Blueberry Nights
09. The Grandmaster

★★¾ | 6.4
10. As Tears Go By

N/R
- The Hand : segment from "Eros" best short of that anthology, ★★★★½ | 9.6
- I Travelled 9000 km to Give it to You : segment from "Chacun son Cinéma"
- Six Day War short

[Lonewolf2003]

Wow, rarely seen a place full of film buffs so unimpressed by the mighty Wong

Guess I’m way too mainstream for this forum and have to hand in my film buff credits cause I like his kind of movies that have crossover appeal to the commercial side while appeasing arthouse fans (as he was described in the other thread)


Masterpiece
1. In the Mood for Love (2000): 10!
2. Chungking Express (1994): 10!
3. 2046 (2004): 10!

Excellent
4. Days of Being Wild (1990): 9.2
5. Happy Together (1997): 9.0

Good
6. The Grandmaster (2013): 8.2
7. Fallen Angels (1995): 8.0

Fine
8. My Blueberry Nights (2007): 7.5
9. Six Days (2002) - Short Film: 7.0
10. The Follow (2001) - Short Film: 7.0

Okay
-

Mediocre
11. As Tears Go By (1988): 5.0

Poor
12. Ashes of Time Redux (2008): 4.5

Bad
-

Terrible
-

[hurluberlu]

Wong Kar-Wai

8
In the Mood for Love
Chungking Express
Fallen Angels
Ashes of Time

7
2046
Days of Being Wild
The Grandmaster
Happy Together
My Blueberry Nights

[gunnar]

We haven't done the #1 Director of the iCM-users favourite director poll either ...

Spoiler

well you don't have to check the spoiler tags to know who that is, do you

Michael Bay?

[Torgo]

Let this thread become an ultimate BAYHEM