Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-94.194.64.90-20161115170315/@comment-39583595-20190529222934

On a separate note, thought it would be interesting to have another director's battle, but with this one featuring renowned internationally-acclaimed figures instead. The four that I thought would be of interest could be Ingmar Bergman (Swedish filmmaker known for The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries), Akira Kurosawa (Japanese filmmaker known for Seven Samurai and Rashomon), Federico Fellini (Italian filmmaker known for 8 1/2 and La Dolce Vita) and Francois Truffaut (French filmmaker known for The 400 Blows and Jules and Jim). Werner Herzog (Germany), Wong Kar-Wai (Hong Kong), Yorgos Lanthimos (Greece), and Alfonso Cuaron (Mexico) are other considerations, as well. It would be somewhat difficult considering that not many are as familiar with them as others, but it could nonetheless offer a creative dynamic between such a large base of cinematic viewpoints (and have a large pool of international names, as well).

I was also thinking about the possibility of putting directors with notably stranger styles against each other, such as David Lynch, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Lars von Trier (in a more miserable sense), Luis Bunuel (who worked for Salvador Dali, if that puts things in perspective), and/or Tim Burton (in a more conventional sense).

One last suggestion was (though unusual it might seem on the surface) to possibly have Ray Harryhausen against Guillermo del Toro. The former is a notable visual effects artist known for his work in creating monsters and deities in movies (especially those pertaining to Greek mythology, such as the old Clash of the Titans), while the latter (perhaps much more known in today's society) is a filmmaker who commonly depicts monsters and creatures in a more grounded world (most famous for Pan's Labyrinth and, recently, The Shape of Water). An odd pairing, but one that I think could work regardless.

Some miscellaneous film suggestions, is all.