Cannes Classics presents restorations alongside documentaries about filmmaking and filmmakers. A double feature pairs David Lean and Bruce Dern, showing both took major creative risks while remaining committed to their passions. The films follow a relatively traditional bio-doc structure, assembling career highlights chronologically and intercutting them with admirers who explain each creator’s importance to film history. Both documentaries also rely on unexpected personal throughlines to connect professional peaks with private life. In the David Lean film, the connective thread centers on his troubled marriage history and the lasting impact of a cruel father whose letters undermined his confidence. The Bruce Dern film similarly uses personal context to frame his career.
"The fact that David freaking Lean had Imposter Syndrome for almost his entire career tells you all you need to know about how cruelly untrue that mental condition can be. Of course, everyone knows the tentpoles in the career of Sir David Lean, and Thompson hits them accordingly, starting with his early work as an editor and moving thr"
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