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Continuing our director poll series, we hit the two decades where films, both artistic and commercial, again redefined cinema. Now for your favorite Revival Era directors (1970’s & 1980’s)
4 responses to “5 Favorites #34: 5 Favorite Revival Era Directors”
Scott W
In no real order:
Martin Scorcese
Robert Altman
Brian de Palma
Sidney Lumet
Sydney Pollack
De Palma’s early work is often overlooked because he’s made a lot of garbage in the last 25 years, but he did direct some of the better thrillers of the era; also, I know Lumet directed since the late 50s, but, for me, he did some of the most iconic movies of this time period, like Network and Dog Day Afternoon.
1. Clint Eastwood
2. Steven Spielberg
3. Martin Scorcese
4. Robert Altman
5. Hal Ashby
I thought about replacing Ashby with Woody Allen or Terrence Malik. But I was always under the impression Woody’s major talent was as a writer rather than a director. The stories and screenplays he created during the 1970’s were extraordinary but I have often read he did a lot of his work as a director when he cast the film. Ashby’s films show a singular vision that was almost the perfect definition of 1970’s American cinema. Malik only made two films during the entire decade of the 1970’s (and none during the 1980’s). As much as I enjoy those two films, I could not justify putting him on a top five list.
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