Experimental and Avant-Garde : Best experimental directors?

Best experimental directors?

1. Alejandro Jodorowsky
2. David Lynch
3. Roy Andersson
4. Alain Resnais
5. Luis Bunuel


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Re: Best experimental directors?

Is Tarkovsky considered Experimental?

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No, generally he's admitted as film theorist who was mainly captivated with metaphysical themes but at this time his method of approach was dialectical. We can't say for each director who disclaims conventionalism that he's experimental.

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I would say yes. His use of the long take was revolutionary back when Rublev was released. Tarkovsky and other Russian directors (German, Konchalovsky, Mikhalkov, Klimov, Sheptiko...) were against Soviet Montage, and wanted to extend cinematic moments beyond mere seconds, or fractions of seconds.

Re: Best experimental directors?

in addition to the ones you've mentioned:

6. peter greenaway
7. the brothers quay
8. don hertzfeldt
9. harmony korine

honorable mention: lars von trier. he doesn't stray from traditional narratives, but he's reinvented his process so many times (with a lot of hits and misses along the way) that i find something admirable about his work.

Re: Best experimental directors?

Stan Brakhage
Matthew Barney

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Kenneth Anger
Andy Warhol
Godfrey Reggio

I would say that Tarkovsy is experimental. He may not be anything too crazy now, because his style has influenced so many people, but I would say that back then he was rather earth-shattering.

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Stan Brakhage
E. Elias Merhige
Kenneth Anger
Isidore Isou
Guy Debord
Jean Cocteau
Jonas Mekas
Marie Menken
Sidney Peterson
James Broughton
James Sibley Watson
Dimitri Kirsanoff
David Lynch
Man Ray
Marcel Duchamp
Maya Deren
Willard Maas
Andy Warhol
Ron Fricke
Godfrey Reggio
Terrence Malick

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Re: Best Experimental Directors?

1. Ingmar Bergman
2. David Lynch

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Jean-Marie Straub
Nagisa Oshima
Michael Snow

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Guy Maddin
the Wachowskis (I haven't seen Jupiter Ascending, but Speed Racer forged its own new style in visuals and editing)
Alfonso Cuaron

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Only one I can think of that hasn't been mentioned is Man Ray.

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Re: Best experimental directors?

James Benning
Jon Jost

Re: Best experimental directors?

Makino Takashi - is the new trend 😉

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