Re: becoming a filmie
You have to build it up. No David Lynch, no Godard, no Cronenberg (except maybe the Fly), no Bergman. This sort of directors need time to get used to.
I think Kubrick, Scorcese are great directors you can start showing films from that are not that weird and that can start the ball rolling to go on into heavier directors. Besides, if he's interested in film, he probably heard of Kubrick and also probably hasn't seen much.
For the foreign stuff, I agree with the others that starting with modern is a good idea. Another possible foreign director that is not tough to grasp is Truffaut, you can show the Antoine Doniel series, I think it is quite universal in its humor.
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