Tom Ford, A Single Man (2009)
Based on the mesmerizing Christopher Isherwood’s novel.
Jean Vigo, Zéro De Conduite (1933)
Sven Nykvist
Widely considered to be the greatest cinematographer of all times, Sven Nykvist, nicknamed ‘The Master Of Light’ collaborated with some legendary directors like (of course) Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovskij, Woody Allen, Louis Malle, Philip Kaufman, Roman Polanski…
He wrote the book Vordnad For Ljuset (Reverence Of Light), which i’ve been searching for ages but could never find.
He won two Academy Awards for Best Cinematography.
Here’s a few of his (in my opinion) best films:
The Virgin Spring (Bergman, 1960), Through A Glass Darkly (Bergman, 1961), Winter Lights (Bergman, 1963), The Silence (Bergman, 1963), Persona (Begman, 1966), Hour Of The Wolf (Bergman, 1968), Cries & Whispers (Bergman, 1972), Black Moon (Malle, 1975), The Tenant (Polanski, 1976), Pretty Baby (Malle, 1978), Autumn Sonata (Bergman, 1978), The Postman Always Rings Twice (Rafelson, 1981), Fanny & Alexander (Bergman, 1982), The Sacrifice (Tarkovskij, 1986), The Unbearable Lightness Of Being (Kaufman, 1988), What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (Hallstrom, 1993).
Luis Bunuel, Tristana (1970)
Luis Bunuel and Catherine Deneuve on the set.
Jacques Prévert
Few other screenwriters have been as influential as monsieur Jacques Prévert.
He gave a fundamental contribution in the development of french cinematic style of Poetic Realism, writing screenplays for some of Marcel Carne’s greatest movies. One in particular ‘Les Enfants Du Paradis’ (Children Of Paradise) has grown the reputation of being one of the best movies in the history of cinema.