For the Letterboxd showdown (See: letterboxd.conexionsite.com/matthew/list/most-remarkable-debuts/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=call-sheet&utm_source=content-link&utm_content=May-2017), I selected 10 wonderful debut movies (that I actually saw, ofcourse).
Here are some short explanations, introduced each time by the name of the debuting director:
Martti Helde - In the Crosswind - When you (ultimately) decide to work with tableaux vivants for your debut war movie, you deserve great respect - especially when that choice results in a mesmerizing art feature.
Robert Eggers- The Witch - a tremendously slow-paced genre movie, soaked with religious symbolism and historical references.
Jordan Peele - Get Out - I don't have to explain this one, I hope?
Sam Mendes - American Beauty - I was very surprised to see that American Beauty actually started off Mendes' career.…
For the Letterboxd showdown (See: letterboxd.conexionsite.com/matthew/list/most-remarkable-debuts/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=call-sheet&utm_source=content-link&utm_content=May-2017), I selected 10 wonderful debut movies (that I actually saw, ofcourse).
Here are some short explanations, introduced each time by the name of the debuting director:
Martti Helde - In the Crosswind - When you (ultimately) decide to work with tableaux vivants for your debut war movie, you deserve great respect - especially when that choice results in a mesmerizing art feature.
Robert Eggers- The Witch - a tremendously slow-paced genre movie, soaked with religious symbolism and historical references.
Jordan Peele - Get Out - I don't have to explain this one, I hope?
Sam Mendes - American Beauty - I was very surprised to see that American Beauty actually started off Mendes' career.
James McTiegue - V for Vendetta - I really loved this story and the phenomenal acting of Natalie Portman; V for Vendetta doesn't feel like a debut.
Terrence Malick - Badlands - This is where it all started; Malick doesn't do conventions, which became clear already when he directed this disturbing portrait of a serial killer.
Ryan Gosling - Lost River - I had a blast watching Lost River; Gosling was evidently influenced by David Lynch and Nicolas Winding Refn Nicolas Winding Refn and David Lynch, but he also added a weird, uncompromising finishing touch, which makes Lost River a completely unique movie.
Alex Garland - Ex Machina - Beautifully made sf-movie. Garland was a well-known scriptwriter already, but he never directed a feature film - until he could include his remarks about mankind, A.I. and current technology in Ex Machina.
Marc Webb - 500 Days of Summer - This anti-romantic movie is absolutely one of my favorite 'romantic' movies.
Darren Aronofsky - Pi - The sound design, the intellectual script, the wonderful black & white- cinematography; Aronofsky's first feature had everything he would improve and refine in Requiem for a Dream (2000)
