Overview

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.

Cast

Chantal Akerman, Robert Altman, David Lynch, Costa-Gavras, Robert Bresson, Rob Epstein, Abbas Kiarostami, Mike Leigh

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What is "What Is Cinema?" about?

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.

When was "What Is Cinema?" released?

What Is Cinema? was released in 2013.

Who stars in "What Is Cinema?"?

The cast includes Chantal Akerman, Robert Altman, David Lynch, Costa-Gavras.

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