Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim

Erich von Stroheim, the silent film legend and tyrannical director, is captured in this documentary portrait from the celebrated 'Cinéastes de notre temps' series. Through archival footage, colleague interviews, and clips from his grandiose, often unfinished works, the film unveils the contradictory figure of an artist whose perfectionism and eccentricity were both his strength and his curse. It traces his legacy, his influence on cinematic language, and his tragic arc from Hollywood star to exile, whose ambitions perpetually collided with the commercial realities of the studio system.