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Cast

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

Crew

Chuck Workman

Chuck Workman

Director

Chuck Workman

Chuck Workman

Writer

Chuck Workman

Chuck Workman

Editor

Tom Efinger

Tom Efinger

Sound Editor

Kate Bilinski

Kate Bilinski

Sound Editor

Charles S. Cohen

Charles S. Cohen

Producer

Peter Miller

Peter Miller

Sound Recordist

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What Is Cinema?

20136.4 / 1080 min
Documentary

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.