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Great directors who never studied cinema

In this list are collected those film directors who never studied film or self-taught, also called. Hope you like.

TOP 1: CARLOS REYGADAS

Study in the Free School of Law, receiving as a lawyer. He was born in Mexico City and even played for the national rugby team. Your best movie: JAPAN


TOP 2: JOHN WATERS

He started studying at the University of New York, but he did not spend much time there. He has always defended the idea that studying at an art school does not bring any benefit. His best film: HAIRSPRAY, FEVER OF THE 60

TOP 3: JULIE TAYMOR

The world of theater was the introduction of Julie Taymor to the cinema. After becoming a name as international theater director in Japan and Indonesia, she returned to the United States to do theater on Broadway. He directed his first film in 1999. His best film: FRIDA


TOP 4: MIRANDA JULY

July spent his youth creating art, publishing in magazines or writing for prisoners. He went to the University of California at Santa Cruz and was there for a year, but he left it to focus on his passion, the cinema. Your best movie: YOU, ME AND ALL OTHERS


TOP 5: MICHEL GONDRY

He did not study cinema, but he did art; that's why his music videos became the object of desire of several musicians; from there he jumped into the seventh art and has created visually innovative films. Your best movie: FORGET ME!

TOP 6: WERNER HERZOG

Called the "founder of the new German cinema". He never studied cinematography or worked as an assistant to any director; his training was completely self-taught. He commented that until he was 11 he knew that cinema existed. His best movie: FITZCARRALDO


TOP 7: TERRY GILLIAM

"Film schools are for fools. Live and learn how to make movies. I did not go to a film school. I only watched movies in theaters, bought a camera and made a movie, "Terry Gilliam once said. His best movie: BRAZIL


TOP 8: THE BROTHERS WACHOWSKI

They jumped to fame with "Matrix", which is undoubtedly their best tape. Both left the university and in turn began to manage a business and write comics for Marvel. Until they wrote one that catapulted them to the cinema. His best movie: MATRIX

TOP 9: JAMES CAMERON

For many it is the "king midas" of the cinema, its tapes are full of effects and new technologies; curiously he never went through a film school, but he read everything about this art, doctoral theses and technical manuals. Your best movie: TERMINATOR


TOP 10: AKIRA KUROSAWA

Initially trained as a painter, Kurosawa began to meddle in the world of cinema because his brother Heigo worked as a silent film narrator. His best movie: THE SEVEN SAMURAI


TOP 11: PEDRO ALMODOVAR

Student at the Franciscans and the Salesians, at age 17 he started working in a telephone company. But between 1974 and 1980, he would start making shorts and building a reputation in the cinema. Your best movie: TALK TO IT

TOP 12: CHRISTOPHER NOLAN

Famous for his trilogy around "Batman" and for the also very celebrated "Origin" (2010). This filmmaker actually studied English literature, although from the age of 8 he began to practice with his father's Super 8. His best movie: THE DARK KNIGHT


TOP 13: QUENTIN TARANTINO

For many he is considered a cult filmmaker, because his films are made with great skill and full of cultural references. Tarantino learned cinema watching movies and working in a video store. Your best movie: PULP FICTION


TOP 14: STANLEY KUBRICK

He sealed his destiny at age 13, when he received a camera as a gift. From then on his curiosity led him to the world of cinema, he worked as a photographer and cameraman before becoming a director. His best movie: THE MECHANICAL ORANGE


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