We complete the journey that we have been doing in several articles in order to offer you, in these days of confinement, a modest travel map through the recent history of cinema. If in the first installment we tried to recover the usual classics and in the second we made reference to the already classics that emerged in the later generation, In this third part we name some of the authors who will surely be considered classics in the future. Please note that this list should not be read in terms of age., that is to say, of the youth of the directors mentioned here, but through the prism of those names that have achieved global recognition in recent decades. As usual, warn that not all of them are there, It is just a sample that allows us these days to organize a small cycle. In that same sense, regret again that the offer of digital platforms is so dispersed, which undoubtedly prevents the curious viewer from having the complete filmography of the directors who may interest them.. Hence we focus on the platform of the movie, for the arrangement of titles and its interest in auteur cinema. If it is already difficult to survive the ups and downs to which politics and the economy subject us in these times (since how long?), More complicated is having the necessary capital to pursue an offer that there is no way to centralize, not to mention the fact that it has many loopholes. In this sense, at AU we do not stop recommending, to those who can do it, follow the programming The Film Library Valencian or go to those specialized video stores that still exist and that have a good background. Y, related to this list, one last reflection that I would like to share. And it is that in these in which the value of cultural diversity is claimed, There is no space like the big screen to become aware of it.. Long live the cinema! Let's go to trouble.
Lucrecia Martel: The Argentine director has already built a solid career, going from promise to being the owner of a consistent cinematography that has influenced filmmakers of all kinds. From Martel we find all his work in long format, since his striking debut, The swamp, who painted a harsh portrait of the middle classes of his country, until your last tape. We found: The holy girl, The blonde woman and Exist.
Yorgos Lanthimos: One of the most famous Greeks in the cinematographic world. Lanthimos has made dystopia his brand of style. After appearances, and with a very remarkable sense of black humor, There is a very lucid mind that maintains a very corrosive criticism of modern societies. We find his first three works: Canine, Alps, Lobster.
Hong Sang Soo: One of the great figures of contemporary world cinema. Korean cinema stands out for its increasingly radical minimalism and, however, of a humanity that touches our fiber. If you haven't, dare to come to its cinema. In Filmin we find a special cycle with seven pieces, all notable: In another country, Before yes, not now, Yours and you, Claire's camera, The day after, On the beach alone at night y Grass.
Mia Hansen-Lpractice: France. Representative of the generation 80, Hansen's cinema- Løve stands out for his interest in human relationships from a non-complacent point of view and, however, very subtle. A filmography that over time is undergoing an interesting process of sophistication and intellectual purification, as narrative. This is everything done to date in long format: All is forgiven, The father of my children, A love of youth, Eden, Future (For me his best work) y Maya. More than essential, necessary.
Jaime Rosales: Spanish cinema lacks a push that has not yet arrived so that the general public ends up recognizing it in its proper measure.. It is not an easy cinema, we know. Rosales' camera is harsh and his stories are based on structures that demand the viewer's participation., but it's worth what it's worth. There are five jobs (his last tape, Petra, was until not long ago, and it should not be ruled out that they will recover it again on the platform): The hours of the day, loneliness, Headshot, Dream and silence y Beautiful youth.
Paolo Sorrentino: And for Italy. Controversial author, more for certain positionings or misunderstandings, in my opinion, ideological that due to his value as a filmmaker, which is undoubtedly. Sorrentino is the creator, writer and director of the series The young dad, What you can see now on HBO. Of his feature films we have The extra man, The consequences of love, The star, A place to stay, The great beauty y Silvio and the others.
Matteo Garrone: And another Italian. Without a doubt the heir to the tradition of neorealism, Garrone rose to international fame with his crude version of the novel Gomorrah. This was followed by the irreverent, for his harsh and acidic portrait (and therefore realistic) of contemporary television society, Reality. He tops off the platform with one of his least recognized works, but very interesting for the subscriber: The tale of tales, a return to the crudeness of traditional fantasy stories that dismantles Disney's account of these things. We'll see how your version of Pinoccio, which we will soon see in theaters.
Sophia Coppolla: USA. Although, after a very promising start, Francis' daughter's career has been declining a bit, It is worth mentioning because of the influence it has had on later filmmakers.. In Filmin we found three films, The virgin suicides, Somewhere y The Bling Ring. But if we go to Netflix we can enjoy his most iconic work: Lost in translation. We lack the wonderful Marie Antoinette (and the very forgettable The seduction).
Albert Serra: another of ours. If Rosales' cinema was somewhat complicated for the viewer not initiated into certain proposals, this one is even more arduous. Although no less interesting. It's all: chivalry honor, The song of the birds, Story of my death, The death of Louis XIV y Freedom. For the bravest.
Hirokazu Kore-eda: Very deservedly one of the great names of contemporary cinema. To my understanding, one of the most sensitive and lucid cameras in the world. Cinema that steps on the ground, but with an intelligence and wisdom that very few have. We have ten titles: nobody knows, Still walking, Air Doll, Miracle, Like father, like son, Our little sister, after the storm, The third murder y, will soon be A family affair y The truth.
Naomi Kawase: Very close and without leaving Japan, we find the cinema of this director whose sensitivity, despite certain ups and downs, has been more than demonstrated throughout his entire career. His work in documentary format is pending, quite extensive and poorly distributed. There are three titles: The forest of mourning, A pastry shop in Tokyo y towards the light.
Lars von Trier: Obviously. Loved and hated in equal parts, The Dane is one of the great directors in the world. There are ten titles: Dancing in the dark, Dogville, Manderlay, The boss of all this (I love), Antichrist, Melancholia, the three parts of Nymphomaniac plus the director's cut, and soon we will enjoy the deadly fun again Jack's house. For “dirty” minds.
Michael Haneke: Because? Because I'm worth it. This sadistic German director should be on every possible list. For the uninitiated, mandatory mink, from the beginning to the end. And it's almost all: The seventh continent, Benny's video, 71 fragments of a chronology of chance, Funny games, Unknown code, Hidden, The white ribbon, Amor, his version of the opera So fan all y Happy End.
Laurent sings: France. One of the most influential French directors of recent years, both for its social outlook, as for his political intelligence, not always to everyone's liking. There are eight titles: Human resources, The use of time, Southward, The class (Without a doubt, a milestone at the time from which many imitators would emerge.), 7 days in Havana (collective tape), Foxfire: confessions of a girl band, Return to Ithaca y The writing workshop.
Joachim Lafosse: A Belgian. Perhaps one of the directors who best dissects human relationships. There are four titles, almost everything: Private property, lose your mind, The white knights and the incontestable after us.
Jia Zhang-ke: And although there are many more, We close this small exhibition with one of the most outstanding Chinese directors of recent times. Without a doubt, Zhang-ke's cinema has marked the path of subsequent generations in his country. If you want to know how the economic revolution that China has suffered in recent decades has gone,, from closed communism to savage capitalism, here it is. They are his most outstanding lengths: Still life, A touch of violence, Beyond the mountains, Ashes are the purest white.
