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Great Directors

2009 · 90 min Documentary
6.1 / 10 · TMDB

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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Year 2009
Country United States of America
Genre Documentary
Director Angela Ismailos
Runtime 90 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.1/10 (17 votes)

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Angela Ismailos constructs the film as a series of intimate portraits, relying on the candid atmosphere of conversation. She explores not just craft but personal philosophy, using archival clips as visual footnotes to the directors' insights.

What lingers after the final conversation is a profound sense of the inner drive behind cinematic art. The film becomes a masterclass in authorship, felt rather than taught. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Angela Ismailos

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