编剧兼导演贝特朗•塔维涅是一个货真价实的讽刺电影大家之一。他的经验是广博的,他的知识是浩繁的,他的爱是无穷无尽的,他的视野唯有马丁•斯科塞斯能相与匹敌。这部史诗般壮丽的纪录片一直在制作。贝特朗•塔维涅对本地的影院十分了解,从巨擘雷诺尔、戈达尔和梅尔维尔到如今被忽视和遗忘的艾德蒙•格里维和盖伊·吉尔,他的观察和回忆极具穿透性而且极具个人特色。Writer-directorBertrandTavernieristrulyoneofthegrandauteursofthemovies.Hisexperienceisvast,hisknowledgeisvoluminous,hisloveisinexhaustibleandhisperspectiveismatchedonlybythatofMartinScorsese.Thismagnificent,epicdocumentaryhasbeenalifetimeinthemaking.Tavernierknowshisnativecinemainsideandout,fromthegiantslikeRenoir,Godard,andMelville(forwhomheworkedasanassistant)tonowoverlookedandforgottenfigureslikeEdmundT.GrévilleandGuyGilles,andhisobservationsandreminiscencesareneverlessthanpenetratingandalwaysdeeplypersonal.
