Cannes. Pierre Rissent: Man of Cinema.

Pierre Rissient "has been a critic, a distributor, a publicist, a producer, a filmmaker and an all-purpose ambassador for American, Asian and many other films," writes AO Scott in the New York Times. "Directed by Todd McCarthy, chief film critic at Variety, [Pierre Rissent: Man of Cinema] is both a loving portrait - with testimonials from filmmakers, critics and various Cannes eminences - and a valuable history lesson."

FX Feeney, "an impartial non-staffer," as Variety puts it, pretty much raves, but any cinephile probably would. This looks like one of those docs - Z Channel, for example, in which Feeney plays a significant role - whose particulars are so fascinating that it simply doesn't matter how well the film's put together. Which isn't to say Man of Cinema, screened in the Cannes Classics program, isn't brilliant or anything; it'll simply be a must-see, regardless. See Feeney's review.

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Posted by dwhudson at May 29, 2007 4:28 AM