Wong Kar-Wai is another contemporary director to be aware of, if you aren't already.
Chunking Express:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH38QAN80vs (opening scene)
In the Mood for Love:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iixUc63lfGc (trailer)
Quote:
Originally Posted by John Riley
I signed up for the FilmStruck app recently and have mostly focused on to see as many Ozu films as possible. The images work as paintings as well as narrative. Have you ever stood before a painting and wondered about the people in them. (I think this is why Vermeer is so popular now.) Ozu lets the figures from his painting show you what they are like. Godard can't stop himself from intruding in his stories. Ozu doesn't come near his.
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Ozu is, in my view, the greatest of all directors.
Tokyo Story,
Late Spring,
Early Summer,
An Autumn Afternoon—all absolute masterpieces, and many other great films besides. Godard isn't even in the ballpark.
(It should go without saying, but none of the youtube trailers/scenes I've linked do justice to the stunning beauty of these films)