THEME EXPLORATION

directorial debut

12 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
20 Little Films
20 Little Films
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Casino Royale
Casino Royale
2006 · Martin Campbell
Where Do You Stand Today, Christian Petzold?
Where Do You Stand Today, Christian Petzold?
2017 · Christian Petzold
Aria
Aria
1987 · Bruce Beresford & Robert Altman
A Time and a Place
A Time and a Place
1977 · Gillian Armstrong
Block-notes di un regista
Block-notes di un regista
1969 · Federico Fellini
Jean Renoir, le Patron
Jean Renoir, le Patron
1966 · Jacques Rivette
Le court des grands
Le court des grands
2005 · Terry Gilliam
My Dad Is 100 Years Old
My Dad Is 100 Years Old
2005 · Guy Maddin
My Journey Through French Cinema
My Journey Through French Cinema
2016 · Bertrand Tavernier
Reverse Angle
Reverse Angle
1982 · Wim Wenders
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
2005 · Samuel Fuller
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

His semi-autobiographical debut 'The 400 Blows' (1959) established the French New Wave and demonstrated how a directorial debut could be deeply personal yet universally resonant.

 Lynne Ramsay UK

Her debut 'Ratcatcher' (1999) announced a visionary filmmaker with a singular style, using her directorial debut to explore childhood trauma and poetic realism in ways that felt entirely new.