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Fred Zinnemann: A Director's Life

1990

A quiet, respectful sit-down with an old master, full of wry anecdotes and craft wisdom, pleasant but unhurried.

Overview
Documentary on the director Fred Zinnemann and his work, in which he talks extensively about his career and experiences in the cinema from his early days in Paris and Berlin, and his arrival in Hollywood in 1929 to the present.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • memory
  • work
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Alan Lewens
Starring
Fred Zinnemann
Country
United Kingdom

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