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Top Ten Most Twisted Directors

posted 19 years ago by nickkarner
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Hey. Here are my pick for the director's whose films make people squirm.

In No Particular Order

Takashi Miike
Michael Haneke
Todd Solondz
Harmony Korine
David Cronenberg
David Lynch
John Waters(the early films)
Peter Greenaway
Larry Clark
Ken Russell
Lars Von Trier

There are many more and a good deal of directors who've only directed a few films or even just one deserve a mention here.
Who do you think are the top ten most messed-up directors?

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[–] b1lskirnir 18 years ago

I've seen at least one movie by everyone there except Ken Russell. However, I do believe you forgot Park Chan-Wook, one of my favorite directors of all time. Watch Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance, please, as well as the rest of the Vengeance trilogy. That is one of the few movies that almost made me feel physical pain watching it, yet still was a brilliant character study and work of cinematography.

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[–] slightlystoopid 18 years ago

I think one could argue for Eli Roth's inclusion on this list...but hey...I think it still looks pretty good.

[–] NostalgiaDrag 17 years ago

Eli Roth????????

Are you f ucking kidding me?

[–] bersarhin 17 years ago

I agree with all of the directors you mentioned.

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[–] CasseroleWorshipper 17 years ago

I'd say Kevin Smith too.

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[–] dir_by_ade 17 years ago

Would not really say Harmony, but to each his own.
But one that needs to be up there. Is the fantastic...
Gasper Noe. or Gaspar Noé.
Also Mr. Dario Argento.

[–] suspiria56 17 years ago

Gasper Noe pushes the buttens.

here goes 10 (not necessarily my favourites- although most are)

1. David Cronenberg
2. Alejandro Jodorowsky
3. Shinya Tsukamoto
4. Chris Cunningham
5. Richard Kern
6. David Lynch
7. Werner Herzog
8. Sion Sono
9. Michel Gondry
10. Miike Takashi

Not all of these are twisted in a bad way, and please excuse for me missing Solondz, Argento, Haneke, Breillet, Peckinpah, Alex de Aglasias....is it okay to mention Richard Kern, oh and the director of Naked Blood & The Bedroom. etc etc

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[–] coop032 16 years ago

In my opinion Greg Akari (or Araki?) is a pretty twisted director too: The Doom Generation, Nowhere, Mysterious Skin. His next movie is some sort of stoner movie with Anna Faris. I guess maybe he is going for a lighter touch on that one...maybe.

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[–] Christ_is_of_Faith 16 years ago

Neil LaBute and Kim Ki Duk

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[–] tawdry_hepburn 16 years ago

ummm...POLANSKI

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[–] dedoc1967 14 years ago

I would add...

Atom Egoyan
Todd Haynes
Stuart Gordon
Chan-wook Park
Derek Jarman
Jim Jarmusch

...but that would make it top 16.

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[–] fernandes-e 14 years ago

Taskashi Miike
Catherine Breillat
Michael Haneke
Harmony Korine
Lars Von Trier
Larry Clark
Todd Solondz
Bernardo Bertolucci
Alejandro Jodorowsky
David Lynch

In no particular order

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[–] polysicsarebest 14 years ago

1. Damon Packard
2. Adam Cooley
3. Giuseppe Andrews
4. Jon Jost
5. Ryan Trecartin
6. Toshio Matsumoto
7. Shuji Terayama
8. Satoshi Kon
9. Shinya Tsukamoto
10. Jean Luc Godard (late period stuff)

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