This is a difficult one. The theme Hannah has picked this week is ‘Directors’… and who remembers films for their directors? They rarely appear on screen unless your name is Robert Redford or Clint Eastwood. So I thought I’d try and think of some films I liked and see if there was any commonality between them… right? I consciously tried to keep the list short.
Anyway, here goes…
- William Wyler – How to Steal a Million, Roman Holiday
- Robert Redford – The Legend of Bagger Vance, The Horse Whisperer, A River Runs Through It
- Frank Darabont – The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redemption
- George Lucas? He has been more a producer than a director but worth an obvious mention…
- Lewis Gilbert – Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine
- George Roy Hill – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
I like the Redford films mentioned above too. More than anyone I can think of, he seems to have a unique and lovely ability to introduce and promote the scenery as another character. (Maybe in an effort to copy George Roy Hill?)
But Darabont gets the nod. Well, this week he does. If you’re anything like me I’ll have another ‘favourite’ director next week…
The Green Mile Trailer
It's a fantastic film so it must be a fantastic director. Good Choice! However I do go to some film just because who has directed it eg Tim Burton/Baz Luhrmann/ Ridley Scott.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant choice.
ReplyDeleteThe Green Mile & Shawshank are two of my favourite films, so the director is definitely up there with the best of them!
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Cheers! :)
ReplyDeleteShawshank & Green Mile are excellent. Hadn't heard of the director but I have now! Cheers!
ReplyDeleteGreen Mile and Shawshank are amazing films, so beautifully and movingly conceived. I didn't even know the director's name. Great choice xxx
ReplyDeleteBravo! Green Mile and Shawshank Redemption are in my fave films ever list (and obviously in my dvd collection).
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