{"id":34683,"date":"2023-03-01T09:54:03","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T17:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/?p=34683"},"modified":"2023-04-17T12:40:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T19:40:57","slug":"traveling-boy-selects-the-greatest-film-directors-of-all-time-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/traveling-boy-selects-the-greatest-film-directors-of-all-time-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Complete List: Traveling Boy Selects the Greatest Film Directors of All-Time."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In T-Boy&#8217;s selection of the greatest film directors of all-time, numbers 76 \u2013 100 is a continuation of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/75-greatest-film-directors\/\">Numbers 1 &#8211; 75<\/a>. Your comments are appreciated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">76. Roman Polanski<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Polanski.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Polanski.jpg 628w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Polanski-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Roman Polanski, Poland-France-US, (Born 1933). <\/strong> Photograph courtesy of New Criticals.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The best films are because of nobody but the director.<\/em> &#8211; Roman Polanski<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Films for Review:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knife_in_the_Water\">Knife in the Water<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;<\/em> (1962)<\/li><li><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rosemary%27s_Baby_(novel)\">Rosemary&#8217;s Baby<\/a><\/em><\/em> (1968)<\/li><li><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinatown_(1974_film)\">Chinatown<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;<\/em>(1974)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">77. Samuel Fuller<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sam-Fuller.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34710\" width=\"639\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sam-Fuller.jpg 628w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sam-Fuller-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Samuel Fuller, US, (1912 -1997).<\/strong>  Photograph courtesy of imago images \/ Everett Collection \/ \u00a9United Artists.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>A film is like a battleground. It&#8217;s love, hate, action, violence, death&#8230; in one word, emotion. <\/em>&#8211; Samuel Fuller<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>F<\/strong>i<strong>lms for Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/I_Shot_Jesse_James\">I Shot Jesse James<\/a><\/em> (1962)<br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pickup_on_South_Street\">Pickup on South Street<\/a><\/em><\/em> <em>(1953)<br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shock_Corridor\">Shock Corridor<\/a><\/em> (1963)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">78. Jean Cocteau<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jean-Cocteau.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34697\" width=\"576\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jean-Cocteau.jpg 576w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jean-Cocteau-267x300.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Jean Cocteau, France, (1889 -1963). <\/strong> Photograph courtesy of DM.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>An<\/em> <em>artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture. <\/em>&#8211; Jean Cocteau<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Films for Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Blood_of_a_Poet\">The Blood of a Poet<\/a><\/em>&nbsp; <\/em>(1932) <br><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(1946_film)\">Beauty and the Beast<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;<\/em> (1946) <br><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orpheus_(film)\">Orpheus<\/a><\/em><\/em> (1950)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">79. Donald Siegel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Don-Siegel.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34688\" width=\"628\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Don-Siegel.jpg 628w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Don-Siegel-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Donald Siegel (left, friend on right), US, (1912 &#8211; 1991). <\/strong> Photograph courtesy of Biography, Movies, &amp; Facts | Britannica.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I&#8217;ve never had a personal publicity<a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviequotes.com\/topic\/advertising\/\"> <\/a>man working for me.<\/em> &#8211; Don Siegel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Films for Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Invasion_of_the_Body_Snatchers\">Invasion of the Body Snatchers<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;<\/em> (1956)<\/li><li><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dirty_Harry\">Dirty Harry<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;<\/em> (1971)<\/li><li><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charley_Varrick\">Charley Varrick<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;<\/em> (1973)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">80. King Vidor <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/King-Vidor.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/King-Vidor.jpg 628w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/King-Vidor-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/King-Vidor-104x74.jpg 104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption><strong>King Vidor, US, (1894 &#8211; 1982).  <\/strong>Photograph courtesy of instaprints.com.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The director is the channel through which a motion picture reaches the screen.<\/em> &#8211; King Vidor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Films for Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Big_Parade\">The Big Parade<\/a><\/em><\/em> (1925)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reelgood.com\/movie\/the-crowd-1928\"><em>The Crowd<\/em> <\/a>(1928)<\/li><li><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northwest_Passage_(film)\">Northwest Passage<\/a><\/em> <\/em>(1940)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">81. Wong Kar-wai<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Wong-Karwai.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Wong-Karwai.jpg 628w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Wong-Karwai-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Wong Kar-wai, Hong Kong, (Born 1958).<\/strong>  Photograph courtesy of Ke wei &#8211; Imaginechina.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>My films are never about what Hong Kong is like<\/em>, <em>or anything approaching a realistic portrait, but what I think about Hong Kong and what I want it to be<\/em>. &#8211; Wong Kar-wai<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Films for Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chungking_Express\">Chungking Express<\/a><\/em> (1994)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/fallen_angels_hong_kong\">Fallen_Angels_<\/a><\/em>(1995)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/In_the_Mood_for_Love\">In the Mood for Love<\/a><\/em> (2000)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">82. Leo McCarey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Leo-McCarey.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Leo-McCarey.jpg 628w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Leo-McCarey-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption><strong> Leo McCarey, US, (1898 &#8211; 1969). <\/strong> Photograph courtesy of Senses of Cinema.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I don&#8217;t know what my formula is. I only know I like my characters to walk in clouds. I like a little bit of the fairy tale. Let others photograph the ugliness of the world. I don&#8217;t want to distress people<\/em>. &#8211; Leo McCarey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Films for Review<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Duck_Soup_(1933_film)\">Duck Soup<\/a><\/em> (1933)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Make_Way_for_Tomorrow\">The Awful Truth<\/a><\/em> (1937)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Make_Way_for_Tomorrow\">Make Way for Tomorrow<\/a><\/em> (1937)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">83. Nagisa \u014cshima<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Magisa-Oshima.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Magisa-Oshima.jpg 628w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Magisa-Oshima-300x236.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Nagisa \u014cshima, Japan, (1932 &#8211; 2013). <\/strong> Photograph courtesy of MUBI.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Nothing that is expressed is obscene. What is obscene is what is hidden<\/em>. &#8211; Nagisa \u014cshima<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Films for Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Ceremony_(1971_film)\">The Ceremony<\/a><\/em> (1971)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/In_the_Realm_of_the_Senses\"><em>In<\/em> <em>the Realm of the Senses<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>(1976)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Merry_Christmas,_Mr._Lawrence\">Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence<\/a><\/em> (1983)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">84. Francis Ford Coppola<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Francis-Ford-Coppola.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34689\" width=\"628\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Francis-Ford-Coppola.jpg 628w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Francis-Ford-Coppola-300x256.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Francis Ford Coppola, US, (Born 1939)<\/strong>. Photograph courtesy of latimes.com.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The language of cinema was invented at the turn of the last century by pioneers who were free to <\/em>e<em>xperiment but today you can&#8217;t dare to experiment. People who control the motion pictures want to make profitable films. Now we&#8217;re at a turning point: As artists we can change the world but to do that we need to be free to experiment.<\/em> &#8211; Francis Ford Coppola<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Films for Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Godfather\">The Godfather<\/a><\/em> (1972)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Conversation\"><em>The Conversation<\/em> <\/a>(1974)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Godfather_Part_II\">The Godfather Part I<\/a>I <\/em>(1974)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">85. Pier Paolo Pasolini <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Pier-Pasolini.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Pier-Pasolini.jpg 628w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Pier-Pasolini-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italy, (1922 &#8211; 1975). <\/strong>Photograph courtesy of Bing Images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>When I make a film I&#8217;m always in reality among the trees, and among the people like yourselves. There&#8217;s no symbolic or conventional filter between me and reality as there is in literature. The cinema is an explosion of my love for reality<\/em>. &#8211; Pier Paolo Pasolini<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Films for Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Accattone\">Accattone<\/a><\/em> (1961)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Gospel_According_to_St._Matthew_(film)\">The Gospel According to Matthew<\/a> <\/em>(1964)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teorema_(film)\">Teorema<\/a> <\/em>(1968)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">86. Peter Bogdanovich<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Peter-Bogdanovich.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Peter-Bogdanovich.jpg 628w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Peter-Bogdanovich-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Peter Bogdanovich, US, (1939 &#8211; 2022)<\/strong>.  Photograph courtesy of entertainment.ie.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You see so many movies\u2026 the younger people who are coming from MTV or who are coming from commercials and there&#8217;s no sense of film grammar. There&#8217;s no real sense of how to tell a story visually. It&#8217;s just cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, you know, which is pretty easy<\/em>. &#8211; Peter Bogdanovich<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Films for Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Targets\">Targets<\/a><\/em> (1968)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Last_Picture_Show\">The Last Picture Show<\/a><\/em> (1971)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint_Jack_(film)\">Saint Jack<\/a><\/em> (1979)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">87. Jane Campion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jane-Campion.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jane-Campion.jpg 628w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jane-Campion-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Jane Campion, New Zealand, (Born 1954). <\/strong> Photograph courtesy of netflixqueue.com.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I&#8217;m a much better filmmaker than painter. But studying it did make me visually acute and taught me lessons like being economic: Say something once and you don&#8217;t have to say it again.<\/em> &#8211; Jane Campion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Films for Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/An_Angel_at_My_Table\">An Angel at My Table <\/a><\/em>(1990)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Piano\">The Piano<\/a> <\/em>(1993)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Power_of_the_Dog_(film)\">The Power of the Dog<\/a><\/em> (2021)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">88. Olivier Assayas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Olivier-Assayas.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Olivier-Assayas.jpg 628w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Olivier-Assayas-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Olivier Assayas, France, (Born 1955). <\/strong> Photograph courtesy of Phil on Film.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I like to film reality when it&#8217;s beautiful, when it&#8217;s ugly, when it&#8217;s unpleasant, I don&#8217;t care. <\/em>&#8211; Olivier Assayas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Films for Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irma_Vep\">Irma Vep<\/a><\/em> (1996)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carlos_(miniseries)\">Carlos <\/a><\/em>&#8211; TV Miniseries (2010)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clouds_of_Sils_Maria\">Clouds of Sils Maria<\/a><\/em> (2014)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">90. Jean-Marie Straub and Dani\u00e8le Huillet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Straub-Huillet.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Straub-Huillet.jpg 628w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Straub-Huillet-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Jean-Marie Straub (right), France (1933-2022) and Dani\u00e8le Huillet, France, (1936 &#8211; 2006).  <\/strong>Photograph by Angelo Palma.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The material and its treatment are purely religious-philosophical. &#8211; <\/em>Jean-Marie Straub<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Films for Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Not_Reconciled\">Not Reconciled<\/a><\/em> (1965)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chronicle_of_Anna_Magdalena_Bach\">The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach<\/a><\/em> (1968)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/From_the_Clouds_to_the_Resistance\">From the Clouds to the Resistance<\/a><\/em> (1979)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">91. Woody Allen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Woody-Allen.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Woody-Allen.jpg 628w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Woody-Allen-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Woody Allen, US, (Born 1935). <\/strong> Photograph courtesy of alcindorblock.blogspot.com.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you&#8217;re not failing every now and again, it&#8217;s a sign you&#8217;re not doing anything very innovative.<\/em> &#8211; Woody Allen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Films for Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Annie_Hall\">Annie Hall<\/a><\/em> (1977)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manhattan_(1979_film)\"><em>Manhattan<\/em> <\/a>(1979)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hannah_and_Her_Sisters\">Hannah and Her Sisters<\/a><\/em> (1986)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">92. George Cukor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/George-Cukor.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/George-Cukor.jpg 628w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/George-Cukor-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption><strong>George Cukor (behind the camera), US, (1899 &#8211; 1983).  <\/strong>Photograph courtesy of The Criterion Collection.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Give me a good script, and I&#8217;ll be a hundred times better as a director. Real talent is a mystery, and people who&#8217;ve got it, know it<\/em>. &#8211; George Cukor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Films for Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hannah_and_Her_Sisters\">The Philadelphia Story<\/a><\/em> (1940)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gaslight_(1944_film)\">Gaslight<\/a> <\/em>(1944)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Travels_with_My_Aunt_(film)\">Travels with My Aunt<\/a><\/em> (1972)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">93. Abel Gance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/abel-gance2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/abel-gance2.jpg 720w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/abel-gance2-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/abel-gance2-104x74.jpg 104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption>Abel Gance (right), France, (1989-1981).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Shakespeare, Rembrandt, Beethoven will make films\u2026 all legends, all mythologies and all myths, all founders of religion, and the very religions\u2026 await their exposed resurrection, and the heroes crowd each other at the gate. &#8211;<\/em> Abel Gance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Films for Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/J%27accuse_(1919_film)\">J&#8217;accuse<\/a><\/em> (1919)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_Roue\"><em>La Roueoue<\/em><\/a> (1923)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Napol%C3%A9on_(1927_film)\">Napol\u00e9on<\/a><\/em> (1927)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">94. Nicolas Roeg<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Nicolas-Roeg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Nicolas-Roeg.jpg 628w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Nicolas-Roeg-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Nicolas Roeg, UK, (1928-2018)<\/strong>. Photograph courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Movies are not scripts &#8211; movies are films; they&#8217;re not books, they&#8217;re not the theatre. &#8211; <\/em>Nicolas Roeg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Films for Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Performance_(film)\">Performance<\/a> &#8211; Co-directed by Donald Cammell. (1970)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walkabout_(film)\">Walkabout<\/a> (1971)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Don%27t_Look_Now\">Don&#8217;t Look Now<\/a> (1973)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">95. Frank Capra<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Frank-Capra.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Frank-Capra.jpg 628w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Frank-Capra-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Frank Capra, US, (1897 &#8211; 1991). <\/strong>Photograph courtesy of nofilmschool.com.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>My advice to young filmmakers is this: Don&#8217;t follow trends, start them<\/em>. &#8211; Frank Capra<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Films for Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/It_Happened_One_Night\"><em>It Happened One Night<\/em> <\/a>(1934)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mr._Smith_Goes_to_Washington\"><em>Mr. Smith Goes to Washington<\/em> <\/a>(1939)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/It%27s_a_Wonderful_Life\"><em>It&#8217;s a_Wonderful_Life<\/em><\/a>  (1946)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">96. Bernardo Bertolucci<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bernardo-Bertolucci.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bernardo-Bertolucci.jpg 628w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bernardo-Bertolucci-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Bernardo Bertolucci, Italy, (1941- 2018).  <\/strong>Photograph courtesy of The Criterion Collection.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I accept all interpretations of my films. The only reality is before the camera.<\/em> &#8211; Bernardo Bertolucci<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Films for Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Before_the_Revolution\">Before the Revolution<\/a> <\/em>(1964)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Conformist_(1970_film)\"><em>The Conformist<\/em> <\/a>(1970)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Last_Tango_in_Paris\">Last Tango in Paris<\/a><\/em> (1972)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">97. Pedro Almod\u00f3var<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Pedro-Almodovar.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Pedro-Almodovar.jpg 628w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Pedro-Almodovar-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Pedro Almod\u00f3var, Spain, (Born 1949). P<\/strong>hotograph courtesy of artnet.com.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I don&#8217;t want to imitate life in movies; I want to represent it. And in that representation, you use the colors you feel, and sometimes they are fake colors. But always it&#8217;s to show one emotion<\/em>. &#8211; Pedro Almod\u00f3var<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Films for Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/All_About_My_Mother\">All About My Mother<\/a><\/em> (1999)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Talk_to_Her\">Talk to Her<\/a><\/em> (2002)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Skin_I_Live_In\">The Skin I Live In<\/a><\/em> (2011)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">98. Aki Kaurism\u00e4ki<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Aki-Kaurismaki.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Aki-Kaurismaki.jpg 628w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Aki-Kaurismaki-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Aki Kaurism\u00e4ki, Finland, (Born 1957). <\/strong> Photograph courtesy of Variety.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Real film is light; digital is electricity.<\/em> &#8211; Aki Kaurism\u00e4ki<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Films for Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leningrad_Cowboys_Go_America\">Leningrad Cowboys Go America<\/a><\/em> (1989)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Man_Without_a_Past\">Man Without a Past<\/a> <\/em>(2002)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Le_Havre_(film)\">Le Havre<\/a><\/em> (2011)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">99. Ren\u00e9 Clair<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Rene-Clair.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34709\" width=\"628\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Rene-Clair.jpg 628w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Rene-Clair-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Ren\u00e9 Clair, France, (1898-1981). <\/strong> Photograph courtesy of thecinemaarchives.com.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Nothing essential has been added to the art of the motion picture since D.W. Griffith.<\/em> &#8211; Ren\u00e9 Clair<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Films for Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Italian_Straw_Hat_(film)\">Un chapeau de paille d&#8217;Italie<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(<em>The Italian Straw Hat<\/em>, 1928)<\/em><\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C3%80_nous_la_libert%C3%A9\">Under the Roofs of Paris<\/a><\/em> (1930)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C3%80_nous_la_libert%C3%A9\">Le Million<\/a><\/em>  (1931)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">100. Terrence Malick<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Terrence-Malick.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Terrence-Malick.jpg 628w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Terrence-Malick-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Terrence Malick, US, (Born 1943)<\/strong>.  Photograph courtesy of premiumbeat.com.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I will be true to you. Whatever comes<\/em>. &#8211; Terrence Malick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Films for Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Badlands_(film)\"><em>Badlands<\/em> <\/a>(1973)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Days_of_Heaven\">Days of Heaven<\/a><\/em> (1978)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Thin_Red_Line_(1998_film)\">The Thin Red Line<\/a><\/em> (1998)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">101. Charles Laughton<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Charles-Laughton.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Charles-Laughton.jpg 628w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Charles-Laughton-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Charles Laughton, US, (1899 &#8211; 1962).  In the above photo, director Laughton speaks with Lillian Gish, the star of many D.W. Griffith masterpieces, on the set of <em>The Night of the Hunter<\/em> (1955). <\/strong> Photograph courtesy of  Noirchick. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Night_of_the_Hunter_(film)\">The Night of the Hunter<\/a><\/em> (1955) was the only film that actor Charles Laughton ever directed. The film features Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters and Lillian Gish, with a screenplay by James Agee; photography by Stanley Cortez, who also shot Orson Welles&#8217; 1942 film<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Magnificent_Ambersons_(film)\">The Magnificent Ambersons<\/a>;<\/em> produced by his friend Paul Gregory; and art direction by Hilyard M. Brown. In preparation of directing the film, Laughton studied the original nitrate prints of D.W. Griffith&#8217;s<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Birth_of_a_Nation\">The Birth of a Nation<\/a>,<\/em> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Intolerance_(film)\">Intolerance<\/a><\/em>, and German expressionist films of the 1920s.  At the time of its original release, it was a critical and box-office failure, and Laughton never directed again. <em>The Night of the Hunter <\/em>was cited by Cahiers du Cin\u00e9ma in 2008 as the second-best film of all time, and has been selected by the United States National Film Registry for preservation in the Library of Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/75-greatest-film-directors\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BannerAd-Top-Directors1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BannerAd-Top-Directors1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BannerAd-Top-Directors1-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s my list of 76 &#8211; 101 Greatest Film Directors. I encourage you to assault, disagree or perhaps even agree, and send in your own list in our readers\u2019 section at <span \n                data-original-string='xZFbrtHOQxeKJ8SRduAFFw==8d4XhlX0W9JhL16eAaSEjUIJp6UbV4zqbz0HTIi43tLIXY='\n                class='apbct-email-encoder'\n                title='This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. To finish the decoding make sure that JavaScript is enabled in your browser.'>ad<span class=\"apbct-blur\">***<\/span>@<span class=\"apbct-blur\">**********<\/span>oy.com<\/span>. 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