In 1988, Oscar-winning German filmmaker Volker Schlondorff ("The Tin Drum") sat down with legendary director Billy Wilder at his office in Beverly Hills, California and turned on his camera for a series of filmed interviews. The conversation went on for two weeks. The results were aired on German TV in 1992 and debuted on U.S. television when it was shown on Turner Classic Movies in 2006. We are presented with a generous smattering of film clips, rare photographs and artwork, but mostly Wilder just sits in his office and talks with the off screen Schlondorff, moving easily between English and German. Clips shown include: "Double Indemnity," "The Lost Weekend," "A Foreign Affair," "Sunset Blvd.," "Ace in the Hole." "Stalag 17," "Sabrina," "Witness for the Prosecution," "Some Like It Hot," and "The Apartment." Wilder discusses all these films, and the actors in them as well. Mostly, Wilder offers his philosophy of movie making from one of its undisputed masters...
雖然對billy wilder不算太感冒.. 但這個紀錄片還是挺有意思, 看著這個老人家手舞足蹈地談論自己的電影.. 會有一種莫名的感動.. [練習英語聽力的片子 :P]
老头子好可爱,嘴巴一开就停不下来,希胖的老婆、玛丽莲梦露都好好笑,然后我家Jack Lemmon 好抵锡。那些年奥斯卡最佳影片是真正的最佳影片。
Wilder: "Morgen früh mache ich die erste Aufnahme meines ersten Filmes, ich werde mir in die Hose scheissen." Lubitsch: "Ich mache meinen 70sten Flim, und ich scheisse mir jeden Tag in die Hose."
短短一小时涵盖了比利·怀尔德对一生作品的溯往和对曾合作演员的点评,整个访谈就像他的电影一样充满喜感。★★★☆