yes, you are doing very well at 17.Everything's a matter of taste, though general consensus is always a helpful guide.By the directors in your top 10,i'd personally recommend:Andrei Rublev, Mirror, Stalker(Tarkovsky),Pierrot le Fou(Godard), Persona(Bergman), The Colour of Pomegranates(Paradjanov), The Double Life of Veronique, Dekalog (Kieslowski), 8 1/2 (Fellini), if you've not seen them yet.