Classics which inspired the contemporary directors
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Classic Film
minimalist — 5 years ago(October 24, 2020 01:17 PM)
Greed (1924): Costa-Gavras has said in an interview that he decided he wanted to be a film maker after seeing this film.
His Girl Friday (1940): Quentin Tarantino cites this film as one of his favorite movies. -
MuffinKing — 5 years ago(October 30, 2020 07:18 PM)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968): Christopher Nolan seems to worship it so it was probably a big inspiration to him.
Sullivan's Travels (1941): Apparently inspired the Coen Brothers.
Star Wars (1977): James Cameron says it's the film that made him decide he wanted to make movies.