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In Reply to: RE: What name would you put as the greatest film director on your one name list? posted by patrickU on August 31, 2007 at 06:04:24
The director of the film that is almost inevitably at the top of all those 'top one hundred films' lists must deserve mention as a possibility for 'greatest director'. It's difficult to recall shot set-ups and camera angles from any movie since to equal what Welles gave us in 'Citizen Kane'.
Living? I'm tempted to say Coen Brothers. The body of their work shows a willingness to branch out into unfamiliar (read: possibly unprofitable) genres, usually with excellent results. Their comedies are laugh-out-loud funny, without treating the audience like 3rd-grade hicks. They use metaphor and allegory even in their comedies (which can sometimes be over-the-top, but always gives their films a broader context). They've had films that didn't get the credit they deserve ('Hudsucker Proxy') and one total dog ('Lady Killers'), but there is no directing/writing team, ever since I was totally blown away by 'Blood Simple', whose latest movie I look more forward to than the Coens.
BTW, great question/post. Extremely tough to answer.
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