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Kon Ichikawa (1915–2008)

Kon Ichikawa (1915–2008)

Kon Ichikawa (20 November 1915 – 13 February 2008) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His work displays a vast range in genre and style, from the anti-war films...

Kon Ichikawa (1915–2008)

Kon Ichikawa (20 November 1915 – 13 February 2008) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His work displays a vast range in genre and style, from the anti-war films...

Peter Emanuel Goldman (1939–Present)

Peter Emanuel Goldman (1939–Present)

Born in New York in 1939. Goldman did not have a strong interest in film but did see early works from the French New Wave. He enrolled in university, first...

Peter Emanuel Goldman (1939–Present)

Born in New York in 1939. Goldman did not have a strong interest in film but did see early works from the French New Wave. He enrolled in university, first...

Dino Risi (1916–2008)

Dino Risi (1916–2008)

Dino Risi (23 December 1916 – 7 June 2008) was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Ettore Scola, he was one of the masters...

Dino Risi (1916–2008)

Dino Risi (23 December 1916 – 7 June 2008) was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Ettore Scola, he was one of the masters...

Jean-Pierre Melville (1917–1973)

Jean-Pierre Melville (1917–1973)

Jean-Pierre Grumbach (20 October 1917 – 2 August 1973), known professionally as Jean-Pierre Melville, was a French filmmaker. Considered a spiritual father of the French New Wave, he was one...

Jean-Pierre Melville (1917–1973)

Jean-Pierre Grumbach (20 October 1917 – 2 August 1973), known professionally as Jean-Pierre Melville, was a French filmmaker. Considered a spiritual father of the French New Wave, he was one...

Gakuryū Ishii (1957–Present)

Gakuryū Ishii (1957–Present)

Gakuryū Ishii (born January 15, 1957), formerly known as Sogo Ishii, is a Japanese filmmaker known for his stylistic punk films, which helped spark the cyberpunk movement in Japan. A number...

Gakuryū Ishii (1957–Present)

Gakuryū Ishii (born January 15, 1957), formerly known as Sogo Ishii, is a Japanese filmmaker known for his stylistic punk films, which helped spark the cyberpunk movement in Japan. A number...

Eliseo Subiela (1944–2016)

Eliseo Subiela (1944–2016)

Eliseo Subiela (Buenos Aires, December 27, 1944 – San Isidro, December 25, 2016) was an Argentine film director and screenwriter. He is recognized for his films Man Looking Southeast; Last Images...

Eliseo Subiela (1944–2016)

Eliseo Subiela (Buenos Aires, December 27, 1944 – San Isidro, December 25, 2016) was an Argentine film director and screenwriter. He is recognized for his films Man Looking Southeast; Last Images...