Claude Lelouch, A Giant of French Cinema, Makes Films "Like an Amateur Filmmaker Would"
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Claude Lelouch, the French cinematic giant who is best known for his 1966 Academy Award-winning/crossover hit "A Man and a Woman," tells Beet.TV he makes films in much the same way "an amateur would" -- he writes, shoots and edits himself.

For legions of independent film makers, the personal vision and execution of "auteurs" such as Lelouch, are an inspiration.

In this segment, Lelouch shares his creative process. He has little use for the Internet as a means of discovery. He travels by himself with a small tape recorder to tape his thoughts.

He was in New York on Friday to promote new thriller Roman de Gare, which he shot digitally. The buzz around the film, which opens in April, is very good.

The voice you hear is my colleague Regina Weinreich who conducted the interview with David shooting.

Regina is the author of GossipCentral, the hip insider blog about the culture scene in New York. She'll be contributing segments from time to time on filmmakers. Thanks for making this happen, Regina!

-- Andy Plesser

Posted on Beet.TV on Thursday, March 4, 2008

http://www.beet.tv/2008/03/claude-lelouch.html

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