November. 24. 2003.
The Guardian - one of the most important British dailies picks out the filmmakers "who are leading the way". The panel of critics was Peter Bradshaw, Xan Brooks, Molly Haskell, Derek Malcolm, Andrew Pulver, B Ruby Rich and Steve Rose.
"The Hollywood blockbuster may be in crisis, but the art of the cinema is as healthy as ever. Our panel of critics picks out the film-makers who are leading the way."
The Guardian1. David Lynch
Substance 17
Look 18
Craft 18
Originality 19
Intelligence 17
Total 89
2. Martin Scorsese
Substance 17
Look 18
Craft 18
Originality 17
Intelligence 18
Total 88
3. Joel and Ethan Coen
Substance 14
Look 18
Craft 18
Originality 18
Intelligence 18
Total 86
4. Steven Soderbergh
Substance 16
Look 17
Craft 18
Originality 16
Intelligence 18
Total 85
5. Terrence Malick
Substance 16
Look 18
Craft 17
Originality 17
Intelligence 17
Total 85
6. Abbas Kiarostami
Substance 18
Look 15
Craft 16
Originality 17
Intelligence 18
Total 84
7. Errol Morris
Substance 17
Look 16
Craft 17
Originality 17
Intelligence 17
Total 84
8. Hayao Miyazaki
Substance 15
Look 18
Craft 17
Originality 18
Intelligence 16
Total 84
9. David Cronenberg
Substance 16
Look 17
Craft 16
Originality 18
Intelligence 16
Total 83
10. Terence Davies
Substance 17
Look 17
Craft 16
Originality 16
Intelligence 17
Total 83
11. Lukas Moodysson
Substance 17
Look 16
Craft 17
Originality 17
Intelligence 16
Total 83
12. Lynne Ramsay
13. Béla Tarr
In just a few years, the Hungarian director has emerged from obscurity to be revered as the Tarkovsky of his generation, with his dark and mysterious monochrome parables, shot with uncompromisingly long, slow single camera takes. His recent Werckmeister Harmonies was a dreamlike film: compelling and sublime. From 1994, Satantango has cult status on the festival circuit, not least for its awe-inspiring length: seven hours. He is now developing a movie at least partly set in London.
Substance 16
Look 16
Craft 16
Originality 18
Intelligence 16
Total 82
14. Wong Kar-wai (82)
15. Pedro Almodovar (81)
16. Todd Haynes (81)
17. Quentin Tarantino (81)
18. Tsai Ming-Liang (80)
19. Aki Kaurismaki (80)
20. Michael Winterbottom (80)
21. Paul Thomas Anderson (79)
22. Michael Haneke (79)
23. Walter Salles (79)
24. Alexander Payne (79)
25. Spike Jonze (79)
26. Aleksandr Sokurov (79)
27. Ang Lee (79)
28. Michael Moore (79)
29. Wes Anderson (78)
30. Takeshi Kitano (78)
31. Richard Linklater (78)
32. Gaspar Noé (77)
33. Pavel Pawlikowski (77)
34. David O Russell (76)
35. Larry and Andy Wachowski (76)
36. Samira Makhmalbaf (76)
37. Lars von Trier (76)
38. Takashi Miike (75)
39. David Fincher (74)
40. Gus Van Sant (73)
