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Kind of meaningless question. The only art form I can think of which has a clear

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tinear

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

indomitable, unmatchable giant is theater, and that only because so many of the great Greek masters' work is missing. As it stands, the only true solitary Titan in art is Shakespeare.
Film?
Several Italians, Brits, Americans, Russians (can you really state Tarkovsky is "greater" than Eisenstein?!?), one Brasilian, French, Japanese, and Scandinavians all vie for the title.
Kind of like choosing the greatest novelist, poet, painter, or composer. Can't reasonably be done.

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RE: As I wrote, it was Bergman thought.... - patrickU 02:50:28 09/02/07 (2)
Put down in his memoir.

A few months ago I wrote that there can not be only one best but more best in different categories.
Now I am thinking if B. was not right, after all.
- Bergman should have been tipped off about this forum ;-( nt - tinear 05:15:13 09/02/07 (1)
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  - RE: Not good enough of a film maker?---* - patrickU 05:31:04 09/02/07 (0)
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