I was speaking of Godard's self-conscious style. How he does things such as not have the actors speaking face the camera and such. Much of it is brilliant and sometimes it isn't. Godard is a great director. He has a style different from Ozu and I prefer Ozu's but Godard made many great films if you're in the mood for him.
I agree about Bela Tarr, particularly the movies he made of Lazlo K.'s novels.
I have to mention Lubitsch and Preston Sturges. They made movies for the masses but "Little Shop" and "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek" and "The Lady Eve" are brilliant and not as simple as they seem.
I remember being shocked deeply by Fassbinder's death in 1982. I was very enthusiastic about his work. Now I have a hard time making it through most of his films.
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