

I must say that it's really inappropriate to put almost half of the films by G. W. Pabst, Lang and Murnau (I like all three of them!) on the list and ignoring influential, successful and productive directors like Harald Reinl, Roland Klick, Christoph Schlingensief, Monika Treut, Jörg Buttgereit, Egon Günther, Franz and Georg Marischka, Rosa von Praunheim, Peter Schamoni, Klaus Lemke, Veit Harlan, Rolf Olsen, Alfred Vohrer, Rudolf Thome, Eckhart Schmidt and a whole bunch of other superior artists who also stamped the German Cinema quite a lot but who were never liked too much by the conservative and opinionated German critics (1st rule: If a film doesn't contain social critisism, it can hardly be art) who put this list together (I mention them just to demonstrate, don't want to boast).

You're exaggerating just a little, but your point is taken. I like many of the filmmakers you mentioned, including those from East Germany, which thankfully the list didn't ignore (there are at least a dozen East German films on the list). I'm glad you responded passionately, and knowing you, your reasons were pure and you didn't mean to incite anyone, which is what you often see online.