300 Greatest Movie Directors (Revision Version)

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I guess I am a little sceptical of her winning acclaim over Linklater, Jarmusch, Almodóvar but maybe some bump is in order, you are right on this.
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I would support PTA being slightly higher.
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So, trying to compare Varda with everyone currently outside of the top 100 ahead of her.

Jim Jarmusch

Influence: Jarmusch
Acclaim: close
Body of Work: Jarmusch close

Abel Gance

Influence: Gance
Acclaim: close
Body of work: close

Pedro Almodóvar

Influence: close
Acclaim: close
Body of work: Almodóvar

Roger Corman

Influence: Corman
Acclaim: Varda close
Body of work: close

Lois Weber
Influence: Weber easy
Acclaim: Varda close
Body of work: close

Louis Malle

Influence: close
Acclaim: close
Body of work: Malle

George Cukor

Influence: Cukor close
Acclaim: Varda
Body of work: Cukor

Hou Hsiao-Hsien

Influence: close leaning Hou
Acclaim: close leaning Hou
Body of work: Varda

Vsevolod Pudovkin

Influence: Pudovkin
Acclaim: Varda close
Body of work: Varda close

Elia Kazan

Influence: Kazan close
Acclaim: Varda
Body of Work: Kazan

King Vidor

Influence: Vidor
Acclaim: Varda
Body of Work: Vidor

Dario Argento

Influence: Argento close
Acclaim: Varda
Body of Work: Argento

Cecil Hepworth

Influence: Hepworth easy
Acclaim: Varda
Body of Work: Varda

Winsor McCay

Influence: McCay easy
Acclaim: Varda close
Body of Work: Varda

Andrzej Wajda

Influence: close
Acclaim: close
Body of Work: Varda close

Zhang Yimou

Influence: close
Acclaim: Varda
Body of Work: Yimou

Louis & Auguste Lumière

Influence: Lumière bros easy
Acclaim: Varda easy
Body of Work: close

James Whale

Influence: Whale close
Acclaim: Varda
Body of Work: Whale

Clint Eastwood

Influence: close
Acclaim: Varda close
Body of Work: Eastwood easy

Todd Haynes

Influence: close
Acclaim: Varda close
Body of Work: Haynes

Chris Marker

Influence: close
Acclaim: close
Body of Work: Varda
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I still feel like you're underrating Varda's acclaim a bit, not to overemphasize the sight & sound poll, but according to this (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing), her films had more votes than Jarmusch, Gance, Almodovar, Malle, Wajda and Marker's all had combined.
Tim wrote: Mon Jan 19, 2026 12:24 pm So, trying to compare Varda with everyone currently outside of the top 100 ahead of her.

Jim Jarmusch

Influence: Jarmusch
Acclaim: close
Body of Work: Jarmusch close

Abel Gance

Influence: Gance
Acclaim: close
Body of work: close

Pedro Almodóvar

Influence: close
Acclaim: close
Body of work: Almodóvar

Roger Corman

Influence: Corman
Acclaim: Varda close
Body of work: Varda close

Lois Weber
Influence: Weber easy
Acclaim: Varda close
Body of work: Varda

Louis Malle

Influence: close
Acclaim: close
Body of work: Malle

George Cukor

Influence: Cukor close
Acclaim: Varda
Body of work: Cukor

Hou Hsiao-Hsien

Influence: close leaning Hou
Acclaim: close leaning Hou
Body of work: Varda

Vsevolod Pudovkin

Influence: Pudovkin
Acclaim: Varda close
Body of work: Varda

Elia Kazan

Influence: Kazan close
Acclaim: Varda
Body of Work: Kazan

King Vidor

Influence: Vidor
Acclaim: Varda
Body of Work: Vidor

Dario Argento

Influence: Argento close
Acclaim: Varda
Body of Work: Argento

Cecil Hepworth

Influence: Hepworth easy
Acclaim: Varda
Body of Work: Varda

Winsor McCay

Influence: McCay easy
Acclaim: Varda close
Body of Work: Varda

Andrzej Wajda

Influence: close
Acclaim: close
Body of Work: Varda close

Zhang Yimou

Influence: close
Acclaim: Varda
Body of Work: Yimou

Louis & Auguste Lumière

Influence: Lumière bros easy
Acclaim: Varda easy
Body of Work: close

James Whale

Influence: Whale close
Acclaim: Varda
Body of Work: Whale

Clint Eastwood

Influence: close
Acclaim: Varda close
Body of Work: Eastwood easy

Todd Haynes

Influence: close
Acclaim: Varda close
Body of Work: Haynes

Chris Marker

Influence: close
Acclaim: close
Body of Work: Varda
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Re: 300 Greatest Movie Directors (Revision Version)

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I could also see Marker a bit higher. I don't see any category where Wajda is clearly ahead of him, for instance.
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ManPerson wrote: Mon Jan 19, 2026 3:51 pm I still feel like you're underrating Varda's acclaim a bit, not to overemphasize the sight & sound poll, but according to this (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing), her films had more votes than Jarmusch, Gance, Almodovar, Malle, Wajda and Marker's all had combined.
Sure, but there have been numerous sight and sound polls, I don't want the acclaim criterion to be only about acclaim in 2022 as opposed to trying to gauge acclaim through the 130+ years of movie history, as hard as the latter exercise is.
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