Film lovers will feel like they're eating a banana split of cinematic ice cream when they watch Angela Ismailos's no-nonsense interview documentary, which features meetings with ten widely respected filmmakers.
Bernardo Bertolucci, Agnes Varda, David Lynch, Ken Loach, Liliana Cavani, Catherine Breillat, Todd Haynes, John Sayles, Richard Linklater, and Stephen Frears all get equal screen time.
Influence, process. and content are rallying points.
Statements like Bertolucci's insistence that "every movie is political," comes with a passion and humanitarian ethic that unifies the underlying motivations of the filmmakers on display.
"Great Directors" is a sampling of ideas and inspirations that will send audiences on personal missions to seek out films they might not otherwise know about, or think to pursue.
The "magnificent bait" of subconscious insight that David Lynch tirelessly explores comes across in spades.
Not Rated. 86 mins.
