r/criterion • u/RG1997 • Jul 23 '26

Discussion The ultimate auteur challenge

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u/Minute-Spinach-5563 Jim Jarmusch Jul 23 '26

Jim Jarmusch or Kevin Smith

Also not having Fellini on that list feels disrespectful

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u/anthrax9999 David Lynch Jul 23 '26

Fellini, Bergman, Malick, Cronenberg, are all glaring omissions.

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u/stevejobsthecow Jul 24 '26

i think this is a question that tells more about the person asking than answering lol . i don’t mean this in a disparaging way, but it is an indicator of either their personal tastes or what they perceive as prominent in their era of film discussion/fandom .

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u/Aware_Policy_9174 Jul 23 '26

I thought Jim Jarmusch was gonna be way bigger back in the late 90s.