Ingmar Bergman...considered one of the greatest and most influential directors of modern cinema. One of the most revered directors of the 20th century.<br><br>
He explore human conditions, and his films are often bleak and depressive and deals with illness, insanity and existential questions of faith and morality.<br><br>
I haven't seen many of his 62 feature films, but this is a list of what I think is his most notable films:<br><br>
Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)<br>
Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)<br>
Wild Strawberries (1957)<br>
The Seventh Seal (1957)<br>
The Virgin Spring (1959)<br>
Through a Glass Darkly (1961)<br>
Winter Light (1962)<br>
The Silence (1963)<br>
Persona (1966)<br>
Shame (1968)<br>
Cries and Whispers (1972)<br>
Scenes from a Marriage (1973)<br>
Fanny and Alexander (1982)<br>
Saraband (2003)

With only 3 films(and 2 never-realised student films), he might not have earned his way among the other directors on the team(the same goes for Jeunet and Solondz), but his three films are very exceptionel. Visual, story and acting is superb. Their nothing you have seen before and deeply moving.<br><br>

Notable films:<br>
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Requiem for a Dream (2000)<br>
The Fountain (2006)

Jean-Pierre Jeunet do not have a big filmography in fact only 5 films and a new one will premiere in 2009.<br><br>

But his very distinct style with big emphasis on colour and fantasy or fantasy-like setting makes his films a visual pleasure, and combined with excellent stories, it gives a unique experience.<br><br>

Notable films(their english titles):<br>
Delicatessen (1991)<br>
The City of Lost Children (1995)<br>
Amélie (2001)<br>
A Very Long Engagement (2004)

He has only directed 5 films(his 6th will premier 2008), but he is one of my favourite directors.<br><br>

His film are highly controversial, because he uses teenage sexuality(not in a graphic way) as a major part of his films. He also uses paedophilia and rape as themes, still not in a graphic way though. The films a dark comedies and though-provoking, and perhaps not for everyone. <br><br>

Notable films:<br>
Palindromes (2004)<br>
Storytelling (2001)<br>
Happiness (1998)<br>
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)

Marty is one of the great directors of this era. He has portraits the violenct american society.<br>

He has made some of the finest films from Hollywood, and back in the days he used Robert De Niro, and his new protegé is Leonardo DiCaprio.<br>

Notable films:<br>
Taxi Driver(1976)<br>
Raging Bull(1980)<br>
The Last Temptation of Christ(1988)<br>
Goodfellas(1990)<br>
Casino(1995)<br>
Gangs of New York(2002)<br>
The Aviator(2004)<br>
The Departed(2006)

The master of cult-films, and postmodern cinema. And of course the creator of the all-time greatest Twin Peaks.<br><br>

He uses surreal, dreamish and otherworldly music(often composed by Angelo Badalamenti) to create the atmosphere. In many of his films he doesn't use a classic narrrative style, but intertwine story lines and messes with time and space. Not all of his films is like that, though.<br><br>

Notable films:<br>
Eraserhead(1977)<br>
The Elephant Man (1980)<br>
Blue Velvet (1986)<br>
Wild at Heart (1990)<br>
Lost Highway (1997)<br>
The Straight Story (1999)<br>
Mulholland Drive (2001)<br>
Inland Empire (2006)

One of three pioneers in japanese cinema(the others are Yasujiro Ozu and Akira Kurosawa).<br><br>

He has perfected the long take, and uses painterly mise-en-scenes. He often portraits the womens life in Japan, and has a very feminist approach to his films.<br><br>

Notable films(their english titles):<br>
The Life of Oharu(1952)<br>
Ugetsu(1953)<br>
Sansho the Bailiff(1954)<br>
The Crucified Lovers(1954)<br>
Princess Yang Kwei-Fei(1955)<br>

Considered of the greatest directors of the 20th century. He has made outstanding films in several genres: horror, war, thriller, sci-fi, historical, etc.<br><br>

All of his films, except for a very few, is on the imdb top250 list.<br><br>

Notable films:<br>
The Killing(1956)<br>
Paths of Glory(1957)<br>
Spartacus(1960)<br>
Lolita(1962)<br>
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb(1964)<br>
2001: A Space Odyssey(1968)<br>
A Clockwork Orange(1971)<br>
The Shining(1980)<br>
Full Metal Jacket(1987)

The co-founder of the japanese Studio Ghibli, the asian Disney...only better.<br><br>

His animated features often consists of young females trying to cope with their ethics and the world, with a ecologic approach.<br><br>

Notable films(their english titles):<br>
My Neighbor Totoro(1988)<br>
Porco Rosso(1992)<br>
Princess Mononoke(1997)
Spirited Away(2001)<br>
Howl's Moving Castle(2004)

Several Oscar nomination, and three wins(It Happened One Night, Mr. Deeds. Goes To Town, You Can't Take It With You).<br><br>

His films often has a left-wing opportunistic protagonist.<br><br>

Notable films:<br>
It Happened One Night (1934)<br>
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)<br>
You Can't Take It with You (1938)<br>
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)<br>
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)<br>
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)<br>

Alongside Carl Th. Dreyer and Bille August he is one of the most internationally acclaimed danish directors. Has won the Palme D'or for Dancer in the Dark and has been nominated in Cannes several times.<br><br>

Notable films:<br>
Element of the crime(1984)<br>
Europe(1991)<br>
Breaking The Waves(1996)<br>
Dancer in the dark(2000)<br>
Dogville(2003)<br>
Manderlay(2005)

Billy Wilder has won several Oscars and has been nominated for even more. He is one of best directors of the golden age, and has made two of the most-liked film noirs, Double Indemnity and Sunset Boulevard.<br><br>

Notable films:<br>
Double Indemnity(1944)<br>
The Lost Weekend(1945)<br>
Sunset Boulevard(1950)<br>
Some Like It Hot(1959)<br>
The Apartment(1960)