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Great Directors

  • 20092009
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  • 1h 30m
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Great Directors (2009)
Todd Haynes discussed his films and his creative process.
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Ten of the greatest filmmakers in the world passionately discuss their craft in Angela Ismailos' hugely entertaining documentary GREAT DIRECTORS.Ten of the greatest filmmakers in the world passionately discuss their craft in Angela Ismailos' hugely entertaining documentary GREAT DIRECTORS.Ten of the greatest filmmakers in the world passionately discuss their craft in Angela Ismailos' hugely entertaining documentary GREAT DIRECTORS.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
494
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POPULARITY
100,048
4,929
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    • Director
      • Angela Ismailos
    • Writer
      • Angela Ismailos
    • Stars
      • David Lynch
      • Catherine Breillat
      • Bernardo Bertolucci
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      • Angela Ismailos
    • Writer
      • Angela Ismailos
    • Stars
      • David Lynch
      • Catherine Breillat
      • Bernardo Bertolucci
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    • 6User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Angela Ismailos in Great Directors (2009)
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    Liliana Cavani
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    Angela Ismailos
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    Richard Linklater
    Richard Linklater
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    Ken Loach
    Ken Loach
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    John Sayles
    John Sayles
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    Agnès Varda
    Agnès Varda
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    Dana Waters
    • Self
    Charlotte Alexandra
    • Alice Bonnard (clip from Une vraie jeune fille (1976))
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    Harriet Andersson
    Harriet Andersson
    • Anne (clip from Gycklarnas afton (1953))
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    Jeanne Bates
    Jeanne Bates
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    • Michele Di Libero
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    Nell Campbell
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      • Angela Ismailos
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    Incredibly difficult not to make a bad pun out of the title...

    The Great Directors takes 90 minutes to interview great directions, for which there is no discernible criteria. Squeezed into this run time is a bunch of conversations, some much more elucidating than others. Although the typical film buff might be interested to see so many voices collected in one sitting, the film comes off often as incoherent. The director, to quote another review, "awkwardly squeezes herself into one too many frames", often distracting from the real point. It does not help, again as others have noted, she rarely gets to the heart of the matter. Richard Linklater, in his grand total of 5 minutes, talks about the mixed reception of The Newton Boys but it comes more more as smarmy than education. Likewise his talk on growing up poor encouraging him to become an independent filmmaker does not gel well with the more self- effacing wit of a character like Agnes Varda.

    Sometimes these filmmakers talk about their influences. The documentarian and Todd Haynes agree on the power of R.W. Fassbinder's work and segue into it. It's clear just how much Haynes respects the man but this comes off almost as inconsequential. We don't really hear Lynch or Sayles talk about their formative influences so it leaves one wondering where all these conversations are being generated from.

    To summarize, one could easily find more interesting material from these filmmakers by watching more personal interviews or.. heck, just watching their movies.
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    • Release date
      • September 30, 2010 (Greece)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nagy filmrendezők
    • Production company
      • Anisma Films
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $17,921
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,440
      • Jul 4, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $17,921
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      1 hour 30 minutes
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      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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