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What Is Cinema?

Plot: Using the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Bresson to new interviews with Mike Leigh, David Lynch, and Jonas Mekas, Oscar-winning filmmaker Chuck Workman shows what these filmmakers and others do that can't be expressed in words - but only in cinema.
Release Date: Friday, September 6 2013
10 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Chantal AkermanChantal Akerman
Chantal Akerman was
63 in What Is Cinema?
as 'Self'.
Tue, Jun 06 1950 –
Mon, Oct 05 2015
Portrait of Robert AltmanRobert Altman
Robert Altman would have been no older than
81 in What Is Cinema?
as 'Self'.
Fri, Feb 20 1925 –
Mon, Nov 20 2006
Portrait of David LynchDavid Lynch
David Lynch was
67 in What Is Cinema?
as 'Self'.
Sun, Jan 20 1946
Portrait of Costa-GavrasCosta-Gavras
Costa-Gavras was
80 in What Is Cinema?
as 'Self'.
Sun, Feb 12 1933
Portrait of Robert BressonRobert Bresson
Robert Bresson would have been no older than
98 in What Is Cinema?
as 'Self'.
Wed, Sep 25 1901 –
Sat, Dec 18 1999
Portrait of Rob EpsteinRob Epstein
Rob Epstein was
58 in What Is Cinema?
as 'Self'.
Wed, Apr 06 1955
Portrait of Abbas KiarostamiAbbas Kiarostami
Abbas Kiarostami was
73 in What Is Cinema?
as 'Self'.
Sat, Jun 22 1940 –
Mon, Jul 04 2016
Portrait of Mike LeighMike Leigh
Mike Leigh was
70 in What Is Cinema?
as 'Self'.
Sat, Feb 20 1943
Portrait of Jonas MekasJonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas was
90 in What Is Cinema?
as 'Self'.
Sun, Dec 24 1922 –
Wed, Jan 23 2019
Portrait of Michael MooreMichael Moore
Michael Moore was
59 in What Is Cinema?
as 'Self'.
Fri, Apr 23 1954
Portrait of Yvonne RainerYvonne Rainer
Yvonne Rainer was
78 in What Is Cinema?
as 'Self'.
Sat, Nov 24 1934
Portrait of Kelly ReichardtKelly Reichardt
Kelly Reichardt was
49 in What Is Cinema?
as 'Self'.
Tue, Mar 03 1964
Portrait of Ken JacobsKen Jacobs
Ken Jacobs was
80 in What Is Cinema?
as 'Self'.
Thu, May 25 1933
Portrait of Bill ViolaBill Viola
Bill Viola was
62 in What Is Cinema?
as 'Self'.
Thu, Jan 25 1951
Portrait of Michael WinterbottomMichael Winterbottom
Michael Winterbottom was
52 in What Is Cinema?
as 'Self'.
Wed, Mar 29 1961
Portrait of Akira KurosawaAkira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa would have been no older than
88 in What Is Cinema?
as 'Self'.
Wed, Mar 23 1910 –
Sun, Sep 06 1998
Portrait of James FrancoJames Franco
James Franco was
35 in What Is Cinema?
as 'Self'.
Wed, Apr 19 1978
Portrait of Alfred HitchcockAlfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock would have been no older than
80 in What Is Cinema?
as 'Self'.
Sun, Aug 13 1899 –
Tue, Apr 29 1980

Crew

Portrait of Chuck WorkmanChuck Workman
Chuck Workman was
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as 'Director, Writer, Editor'
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Portrait of Charles S. CohenCharles S. Cohen
Charles S. Cohen was
>> in What Is Cinema?
as 'Producer'
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Portrait of Tom EfingerTom Efinger
Tom Efinger was
>> in What Is Cinema?
as 'Sound Editor'
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Portrait of Kate BilinskiKate Bilinski
Kate Bilinski was
>> in What Is Cinema?
as 'Sound Editor'
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Portrait of Peter MillerPeter Miller
Peter Miller was
>> in What Is Cinema?
as 'Sound Recordist'
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