Alternate Universe Oscars #30: Schindler's List CLOSED

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Alternate Universe Oscars #30: Schindler's List CLOSED Jun 7, 2024 15:28:13 GMT pupdurcs likes this

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Post by Martin Stett on Jun 7, 2024 15:28:13 GMT

The idea of this poll is to take the BP winner of each year and reimagine them with the best director nominees of that year, and ask which director would make the best version of that film. If the BP winner was nominated in directing, that option will not be listed.

The Polish master makes his Hollywood debut and creates a box office smash, resulting in a renewed interest in arthouse cinema

So our choices for Schindler's List are...

Robert Altman
Jane Campion
James Ivory
Jim Sheridan

Previous winners:
2022: Ruben Östlund's Everything Everywhere All at Once
2021: Ryusuke Hamaguchi's CODA
2020: Lee Isaac Chung's Nomadland
2019: Martin Scorsese's Parasite
2018: Spike Lee's Green Book
2017: Jordan Peele's The Shape of Water
2016: Kenneth Lonergan's Moonlight
2015: Lenny Abrahamson's Spotlight
2014: Wes Anderson's Birdman
2013: Martin Scorsese's 12 Years a Slave
2012: Steven Spielberg's Argo
2011: Woody Allen's The Artist
2010: Joel and Ethan Coen's The King's Speech
2009: James Cameron's The Hurt Locker
2008: David Fincher's Slumdog Millionaire
2007: Paul Thomas Anderson's No Country for Old Men
2006: Paul Greengrass's The Departed
2005: Bennett Miller's Crash
2004: Martin Scorsese's Million Dollar Baby
2003: Peter Weir's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2002: Pedro Almodóvar's Chicago
2001: David Lynch's A Beautiful Mind
2000: Ang Lee's Gladiator
1999: Spike Jonze's American Beauty
1998: Steven Spielberg's Shakespeare in Love
1997: Curtis Hanson's Titanic
1996: Miloš Forman's The English Patient
1995: Chris Noonan's Braveheart
1994: Krzysztof Kieślowski's Forrest Gump

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pupdurcs God Tier Never met a cherry picked, agenda driven tweet I didn’t like! Posts: 8,849 Likes: 10,842	Alternate Universe Oscars #30: Schindler's List CLOSED Jun 7, 2024 15:30:15 GMT sirchuck23 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pupdurcs on Jun 7, 2024 15:30:15 GMT Jim Sheridan. Schindler's List is 100% his bag, in terms of telling stories about oppression or oppresed peoples.
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countjohn God Tier Posts: 8,562 Likes: 5,807	Alternate Universe Oscars #30: Schindler's List CLOSED Jun 7, 2024 17:20:14 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by countjohn on Jun 7, 2024 17:20:14 GMT I guess I'll give Ivory a shot.

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Alternate Universe Oscars #30: Schindler's List CLOSED Jun 7, 2024 19:09:21 GMT pupdurcs likes this

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Post by finniussnrub on Jun 7, 2024 19:09:21 GMT

Although I could envision a successful satire set in this period by Altman as kind of his version of Zone of Interest, don't think Schindler's story is right for it.

Campion would be a much colder version and not necessarily better for it.

It is easy to forget that most of Ivory's films aren't particularly good, and only works effectively when adapting strong novels set in a very specific setting which Schindler's Story does not fall into.

Sheridan is the easy choice, his version would be smaller and more intimate. Maybe not better on the whole but would probably avoid some of the common criticisms of Spielberg's choices. Plus probably Day-Lewis as Schindler.

Steve17 Badass Posts: 1,140 Likes: 229	Alternate Universe Oscars #30: Schindler's List CLOSED Jun 9, 2024 0:10:48 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Steve17 on Jun 9, 2024 0:10:48 GMT Sheridan
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Alternate Universe Oscars #30: Schindler's List CLOSED

Post by Martin Stett on Jun 7, 2024 15:28:13 GMT

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Post by finniussnrub on Jun 7, 2024 19:09:21 GMT

Post by Steve17 on Jun 9, 2024 0:10:48 GMT

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