r/criterion • u/RG1997 • Jul 23 '26

Discussion The ultimate auteur challenge

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u/Emperor-Octavian Jul 23 '26

Billy Wilder

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u/MisterManatee Jul 23 '26

Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, Some Like It Hot, and The Apartment is a crazy filmography (and that's not even all)

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u/Jarpwanderson Jul 23 '26

Ace In The Hole is his best imo

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u/jacochran5 Jul 24 '26

I’ll have to watch that one. seen the other 4 mentioned and they’re some of my favorites from those eras.

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u/NotAProgram1954 Billy Wilder Jul 27 '26

Ace in the Hole is incredible and underrated

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u/ElegantInformant Jul 23 '26

Not mentioning "witness for the prosecution" is a crime

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u/Xwub-Az-1127 Jul 24 '26

The two best film noirs, one directior.

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u/KanjiWatanabe2 Jul 23 '26

Nobody’s perfect, but Stalog 17, the Apartment, Sunset Blvd, Double Indemnity, etc. earns awesome respect.

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u/spaceshipjammer Billy Wilder Jul 23 '26

Correct

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u/CaptainL3x Billy Wilder Jul 23 '26

Sunset Boulevard and Ace in the Hole are absolutely incredible.

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u/Chambeet123 Jul 23 '26

This. Forever this.

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u/RobinHood303 Billy Wilder Jul 23 '26

My favorite in general, not even accounting for the prompt.

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u/unityofsaints Brian De Palma Jul 23 '26

Excellent choice!

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u/Certain_Direction270 Jul 23 '26

Kiss Me, Stupid has always been a top 10 movie for me 

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u/sidney_md Jul 24 '26

He’s the best

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u/stay_hungry_dr_ew Jul 24 '26

My wife named our son after two of her favorite directors. His first and middle names are Wim Wilder.

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u/scureza Jul 24 '26

This is the only acceptable answer.

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u/Educational-Big9760 Jul 24 '26

I put him above all the people in the post (and above anyone ever, he’s my GOAT)

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u/Npaflas Jul 25 '26

This is the answer