[{"n": "Spike Lee", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/spike-lee/", "s": "A visionary filmmaker chronicling race, justice, and the American experience."}, {"n": "Stan Brakhage", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/stan-brakhage/", "s": "The visionary who painted with light and celluloid."}, {"n": "Stanley Donen", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/stanley-donen/", "s": "American film director and choreographer of classic musicals and later independent films."}, {"n": "Stanley Kramer", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/stanley-kramer/", "s": "The message movie maverick who made Hollywood think."}, {"n": "Stephen Chow", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/stephen-chow/", "s": "The king of mo lei tau comedy who broke box office records and became a cultural icon."}, {"n": "Sydney Pollack", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/sydney-pollack/", "s": "American director of the neo-noir film Absence of Malice (1981)."}, {"n": "Takashi Miike", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/takashi-miike/", "s": "Director of the upcoming Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo."}, {"n": "Terence Davies", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/terence-davies/", "s": "International director whose films are distributed by Strand Releasing."}, {"n": "Terrence Malick", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/terrence-malick/", "s": "American filmmaker known for philosophical, visually striking films."}, {"n": "Theo Angelopoulos", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/theo-angelopoulos/", "s": "Greek filmmaker known for long takes and political cinema."}, {"n": "Tim Burton", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/tim-burton/", "s": "American filmmaker known for gothic fantasy and dark whimsy."}, {"n": "Tod Browning", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/tod-browning/", "s": "The Edgar Allan Poe of cinema who brought sideshow horrors to the silver screen."}, {"n": "Tom Hooper", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/tom-hooper/", "s": "Academy Award-winning director of The King's Speech."}, {"n": "Tony Richardson", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/tony-richardson/", "s": "English director of kitchen sink realism and Oscar-winning Tom Jones."}, {"n": "Tran Anh Hung", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/tran-anh-hung/", "s": "Art is the truth wearing a mask."}, {"n": "Tsai Ming-liang", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/tsai-ming-liang/", "s": "Tsai Ming-liang (born 27 October 1957) is a Malaysian-born filmmaker based in Taiwan, recognized as a leading "}, {"n": "Victor Fleming", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/victor-fleming/", "s": "Victor Lonzo Fleming (February 23, 1889 – January 6, 1949) was an American film director, cinematographer, and"}, {"n": "Vincente Minnelli", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/vincente-minnelli/", "s": "American director known for sophisticated musical films."}, {"n": "Victor Sjöström", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/victor-sj-str-m/", "s": "Pioneer of Swedish silent cinema and master of naturalistic storytelling."}, {"n": "Vsevolod Pudovkin", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/vsevolod-pudovkin/", "s": "Soviet film director who co-created the Kuleshov effect and developed montage theories."}, {"n": "Víctor Erice", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/v-ctor-erice/", "s": "Spanish director known for The Spirit of the Beehive and El Sur."}, {"n": "Wim Wenders", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/wim-wenders/", "s": "German filmmaker and photographer, key figure of New German Cinema."}, {"n": "Xie Jin", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/xie-jin/", "s": "Chinese Third Generation director of popular and award-winning films."}, {"n": "Yash Chopra", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/yash-chopra/", "s": "The romantic visionary who shaped Hindi cinema."}, {"n": "Yevgeni Bauer", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/yevgeni-bauer/", "s": "Russian silent film director and pioneer of cinematic artistry."}, {"n": "Yu Hyun-mok", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/yu-hyun-mok/", "s": "South Korean director of Obaltan, repeatedly voted best Korean film."}, {"n": "Yılmaz Güney", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/y-lmaz-g-ney/", "s": "The Ugly King of Turkish cinema who fought for the oppressed from behind bars."}, {"n": "Zheng Junli", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/zheng-junli/", "s": "Chinese actor and director of classic films, persecuted during the Cultural Revolution."}, {"n": "Éric Rohmer", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/ric-rohmer/", "s": "Last established French New Wave director and Cahiers editor."}, {"n": "Baz Luhrmann", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/baz-luhrmann/", "s": "Australian auteur known for stylized, music-driven films."}, {"n": "George Miller (filmmaker)", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/george-miller-filmmaker/", "s": "Australian filmmaker who created the Mad Max franchise."}, {"n": "Jane Campion", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/jane-campion/", "s": "New Zealand filmmaker known for The Piano and The Power of the Dog."}, {"n": "James Wan", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/james-wan/", "s": "Co-creator of Saw and Insidious; creator of The Conjuring Universe."}, {"n": "Ken Burns", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/ken-burns/", "s": "American documentary filmmaker of U.S. history and culture."}, {"n": "Mack Sennett", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/mack-sennett/", "s": "Canadian-American film pioneer known as the 'King of Comedy'."}, {"n": "Émile Cohl", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/mile-cohl/", "s": "French caricaturist and animator, called 'The Father of the Animated Cartoon.'"}, {"n": "Tade Ogidan", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/tade-ogidan/", "s": "Nigerian filmmaker and founder of OGD Pictures."}, {"n": "Takeshi Kitano", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/takeshi-kitano/", "s": "Japanese comedian, actor, and filmmaker known for deadpan style."}, {"n": "William Joyce", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/william-joyce/", "s": "American-born Nazi broadcaster executed for treason in the UK."}, {"n": "Youssef Chahine", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/youssef-chahine/", "s": "Egyptian director of autobiographical films and international acclaim."}, {"n": "Zhang Yimou", "u": "/e/auteur-directors/zhang-yimou/", "s": "Chinese filmmaker and Fifth Generation director."}]