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FILM DIRECTOR

Lav Diaz

1958 - Today

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Lavrente Indico Diaz (born December 30, 1958) is a Filipino independent filmmaker and former film critic. He is frequently known as one of the key members of the slow cinema movement, and has made several of the longest narrative films on record. Diaz is one of the most critically acclaimed contemporary Filipino filmmakers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lav Diaz has received more than 375,404 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Lav Diaz is the 1,342nd most popular film director (down from 1,196th in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from Philippines (down from 44th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Filipino Film Director.

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  • 380k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Lav Diaz ranks 1,342 out of 1,581Before him are Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, Robert Schwentke, Gillian Armstrong, Gaston Kaboré, Bent Hamer, and Stuart Baird. After him are Pavel Chukhray, Ole Bornedal, David Mackenzie, Geoffrey Unsworth, Andrea Arnold, and Brett Ratner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Lav Diaz ranks 362Before him are Sean Michaels, Luc Luycx, Robert Kagan, Mychael Danna, Luiz Carlos Ferreira, and David C. Jewitt. After him are Michael Landau, Predrag Pašić, Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Bart Conner, John Metgod, and John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Lav Diaz ranks 56 out of 126Before him are Jose Tomas Sanchez (1920), Leon O. Chua (1936), Francisco Guilledo (1901), Reggie Lee (1975), Jose Maria Sison (1939), and Tony Settember (1926). After him are Pedro Calungsod (1654), Nur Misuari (1939), James Cooke Brown (1921), Gaudencio Rosales (1932), Aileen Baviera (1959), and Wenceslao Padilla (1949).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In Philippines

Among film directors born in Philippines, Lav Diaz ranks 2Before him are Brian Yuzna (1949). After him are Lino Brocka (1939) and Brillante Mendoza (1960).

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