Re: 300 Greatest Movie Directors (Revision Version)
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2026 4:53 pm
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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Re: 300 Greatest Movie Directors (Revision Version)
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2026 8:22 pm
I would support PTA being slightly higher.
Re: 300 Greatest Movie Directors (Revision Version)
Posted: 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: 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
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
Re: 300 Greatest Movie Directors (Revision Version)
Posted: 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.
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
Re: 300 Greatest Movie Directors (Revision Version)
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2026 4:13 pm
I could also see Marker a bit higher. I don't see any category where Wajda is clearly ahead of him, for instance.
Re: 300 Greatest Movie Directors (Revision Version)
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2026 5:07 pm
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.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.
Re: 300 Greatest Movie Directors (Revision Version)
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2026 11:35 pm
Wiseman RIP.
Re: 300 Greatest Movie Directors (Revision Version)
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2026 7:20 am
RIP
Re: 300 Greatest Movie Directors (Revision Version)
Posted: Sun May 10, 2026 12:39 am
Man, you still have the suggestions for the rest of the list? Guess I am no longer as opposed to Agnès Varda making the top 100 as I used to. 
Re: 300 Greatest Movie Directors (Revision Version)
Posted: Sun May 10, 2026 9:22 am
I'll get to them at some point.