Synopsis
Features conversations with ten of the world's greatest living directors: Bernardo Bertolucci, David Lynch, Liliana Cavani, Stephen Frears, Agnes Varda, Ken Loach, Todd Haynes, Catherine Breillat, Richard Linklater and John Sayles. The film documents Ismailos' voyage of discovering the creative personalities behind the camera.
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Cast
- Bernardo BertolucciSelf
- Catherine BreillatSelf
- Liliana CavaniSelf
- Stephen FrearsSelf
- Todd HaynesSelf
- Richard LinklaterSelf
- Ken LoachSelf
- David LynchSelf
- John SaylesSelf
- Agnès VardaSelf
Recommandations
- 80
New York Daily News
To eavesdrop on Bernardo Bertolucci, Stephen Frears, Ken Loach and John Sayles, as they talk politics; David Lynch and Todd Haynes, discussing inspiration; and Catherine Breillat, Agnès Varda, Richard Linklater and Liliana Cavani as they riff on controversy and aspiration, even for a little while, is a real treat. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
What is most interesting is hearing the directors speak of their work in general, rather than any film in particular. - 70
Variety
Some viewers will doubtless argue over Ismailos' choices or balk at her adherence to a romantic single-vision theory of a highly collaborative art. Still, her eclectic pantheon weighs in with entertaining anecdotes and illuminating comments, illustrated with well-chosen samplings of the artists' work. - 70
Movieline
Though the movie is largely vanilla in its pleasures, film lovers will eat it up. - 60
Time Out
Her (Angela Ismailos) heart's in the right place, but her subjects' ruminations demand a much larger canvas. - 50
The New York Times
As an interrogator Ms. Ismailos is no Torquemada; she lobs softballs that her subjects genially accept. - 50
Los Angeles Times
It shouldn't be surprising, but some of these directors are more interesting than their work. French director Breillat, never a personal favorite, is an absolutely hypnotic speaker who holds the screen the way her films rarely have. - 45
NPR
But more often, the film jumps around in dizzying disorganization, illustrating the fact that part of what a director provides to a film is not just vision and leadership, but also, as the word suggests, a narrative direction.