Pioneers of Art Cinema

[Magical Realist]

Derek Jarman (1942-1994)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_x8Z49qZkE

Jarman's top 10 films:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024...man-ranked

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Ken Russell (1927-2011)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxN3tzHiT44

10 best films:

https://collider.com/ken-russell-movies-ranked/

[Magical Realist]

"Alejandro Jodorowsky is one of cinema's most legendary, noteworthy, and controversial cult directors. While other figures occupying the same kind of space have dabbled in making somewhat conventional movies (like David Lynch with The Straight Story and The Elephant Man, or John Waters with Serial Mom), Jodorowsky is defined by his unwillingness to censor himself or tone down his eccentricities. He makes strange movies that are sometimes very good, and always, at the very least, interesting.

Turning 95 in February 2024, Jodorowsky has made waves in fields outside the world of cinema (namely comics and a unique form of therapy), but it's his strange and oftentimes avant-garde movies that he's most well-known for. Despite his age, and the fact his first short film was released in the 1950s, he hasn't been hugely prolific, with a total of 10 directorial credits spread across 60+ years. Sadly, we don't live in the timeline where his film adaptation of Dune came to be, but he is purportedly still working, and planning to release a film called Essential Voyage. For now, his filmography contains 10 titles, though, and they're ranked below, roughly from worst to best."

Filmography:

https://collider.com/alejandro-jodorowsk...es-ranked/

[Magical Realist]

Peter Greenaway

"While celebrated English filmmaker/artist Peter Greenaway has an undeniable style that becomes evident from watching any number of his films, what that style entails is harder to put into mere words. The dry background information and facts about the man can be communicated succinctly: he was born in 1942, made short films before the 1980s, released his first feature film in 1980, and has continually made controversial, provocative, and oftentimes profound films in the decades since.

Okay, that got a little more subjective there towards the end, but Peter Greenaway's films are remarkably interesting, and there's much that can be said about them. It's summarizing everything about his style that proves difficult, because his films aren't often approachable, and certain viewers will find some (perhaps not all) riveting, while others might reject such a distinctive filmmaking voice entirely. The best way to look at his unique body of work is to give a rundown of his films that have proved most appealing, at least on Letterboxd (where the community tends to rate his stuff a little higher than users on IMDb). The following are his 10 most liked feature films according to users on Letterboxd, ranked below in ascending order."

10 best films:

https://collider.com/peter-greenaway-movies-ranked/