Every great filmmaker had to start somewhere. The Tumblr Cinephilia and Beyond shared some photos from the set of George Lucas’ directorial debut, the dystopian THX 1138, depicting a frightening future in which human emotions are suppressed through mandatory drugs and people are controlled by an android police force. The images inspired us to search for other snapshots of young filmmakers working intently on their debut features. The passion, dedication, and excitement is buzzing across these images that reveal budding filmmakers making their mark.
George Lucas, THX 1138
Alejandro Jodorowsky, Fando y Lis
Stanley Kubrick, Fear and Desire
Kathryn Bigelow, Near Dark (first solo feature)
Martin Scorsese, Who’s That Knocking at My Door
Spike Lee, She’s Gotta Have It
Quentin Tarantino, Reservoir Dogs
David Lynch, Eraserhead
More photos from the set of Eraserhead over here.
Nora Ephron, This Is My Life
Tim Burton, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure
Wes Anderson, Bottle Rocket
Mary Harron, I Shot Andy Warhol
Jean-Luc Godard, Breathless
Sofia Coppola, The Virgin Suicides
Peter Jackson, Bad Taste
Agnès Varda, La Pointe Courte
Claire Denis, Chocolat
Ingmar Bergman, Crisis
Roman Polański, Knife in the Water
Steven Spielberg, The Sugarland Express
