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What Is Cinema? (2013)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 20M

Director : Chuck Workman

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Chantal Akerman
Chantal Akerman
Self
Robert Altman
Robert Altman
Self
David Lynch
David Lynch
Self
Costa-Gavras
Costa-Gavras
Self
Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson
Self
Rob Epstein
Rob Epstein
Self
Abbas Kiarostami
Abbas Kiarostami
Self
Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh
Self
Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas
Self
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
Self
Yvonne Rainer
Yvonne Rainer
Self
Kelly Reichardt
Kelly Reichardt
Self
Ken Jacobs
Ken Jacobs
Self
Bill Viola
Bill Viola
Self
Michael Winterbottom
Michael Winterbottom
Self
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Self
James Franco
James Franco
Self
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Self

Crews

Chuck Workman
Chuck Workman
Director
Chuck Workman
Chuck Workman
Writer
Peter Miller
Peter Miller
Sound Recordist
Tom Efinger
Tom Efinger
Sound Editor
Kate Bilinski
Kate Bilinski
Sound Editor
Chuck Workman
Chuck Workman
Editor
Charles S. Cohen
Charles S. Cohen
Producer

Trailers and other movies

What Is Cinema? Official Trailer #1 (2013) - Documentary HD

Posters and backgrounds

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