Ten Favorite Film Directors
(very provisional, in alphabetical order, and with my favorite of their films in parentheses)
Luis Buñuel (favorite movie: The Exterminating Angel, 1962)
Joel and Ethan Coen (favorite film: A Serious Man, 2009)
Jacques Doillon (favorite film: Ponette, 1996)
Mamoru Hosoda (favorite film: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, 2006)
Elia Kazan (favorite film: On the Waterfront, 1954)
Hirokazu Kore-eda (favorite film: After Life, 1998)
Sidney Lumet (favorite film: Running on Empty, 1988)
John Sayles (favorite film: City of Hope, 1991)
Céline Sciamma (favorite film: Petite Maman, 2021)
Joachim Trier (favorite film: Reprise, 2006)
— June 8, 2026