Great Directors
Great Directors | |
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Angela Ismailos | |
Written by | Angela Ismailos |
Cinematography | John Pirozzi |
Edited by | Christina Burchard Sabine Hoffmann |
Music by | Joel Douek |
Production company | Anisma Films |
Distributed by | Paladin (II) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $17,921 |
Great Directors is a 2009
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Filmmaker
Great Directors was debuted at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival in May,[2] and was released in New York City on July 2, 2010.
Critical reception
Review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes reports that 22 critics have given the film a positive review based on 35 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10.[3] On Metacritic, the film has a rating score of 49 based on 10 critic reviews.[4] The film received a number of mixed reviews.[5] [6][7][8][9][10]The idea of hearing important filmmakers talk about their works was praised, DVD Talk, stating for instance "everything flows together quite well as a smooth, enlightening, and privileged conversation about the meaning and making of cinema with people who know more about, and have more to say on, the subject than virtually anyone.everything flows together quite well as a smooth, enlightening, and privileged conversation about the meaning and making of cinema with people who know more about, and have more to say on, the subject than virtually anyone."[11] but, according to The Guardian, "there's no coherent organisation, so Todd Haynes discusses Fassbinder, Richard Linklater critics, and Agnès Varda must come up with a response to such posers as: "Why are you known as the grandmother of the new wave?" You'd learn more just watching one of their films."[12] The Los Angeles Times called the film a "vanity documentary"[13]
References
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ Release dates for 'Great Directors' (2009). IMDb. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ^ Great Directors Movie Reviews, Pictures. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ^ Great Directors Reviews, Ratings, Credits. Metacritic. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ "Movie review: "Great Directors" provides good overview". The Denver Post. 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ Murray, Steve (2010-08-04). "Review: Angela Ismailos loves "Great Directors" almost as much as she loves Angela Ismailos". ARTS ATL. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ Calhoun, Dave (2011-03-29). "The Great Directors". Time Out Worldwide. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ Senjanovic, Natasha (2009-09-04). "Great Directors — Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ "'Great Directors': Listening Closely, But Missing Cues". NPR.
- ^ "DVD Talk". www.dvdtalk.com. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ "Movie review: 'Great Directors'". Los Angeles Times. 2010-07-09. Retrieved 2023-09-18.