Bonjour Mr Lewis
Robert Benayoun’s reverence for the uncrowned king of slapstick and unfettered silliness has maybe something to do with his own affinity to surrealism, which he joined in the forties and encouraged him to deal with the great masters of the absurd comedy like the Marx Brothers and Buster Keaton. In six episodes Benayoun, who worked for many years as a film critic in Paris, immerses himself in the various aspects of the personality and comedian. He was allowed to use the inexhaustible supply of unused or private films, since Lewis was known for not throwing away one inch of celluloid and hoarding it in his basement. In addition to the interviews, in which renowned colleagues of Mel Brooks from Scorsese to John Landis and Lewis himself speak, there are especially these rare and sometimes startling images, that give a new sharper view on Lewis as a filmmaker and as a person.
Year: 1983
Genre: Documentary
Country: France, United States of America
Studio: Antenne 2
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Cast:
Crew: Gérard Calvi (Original Music Composer), Tim Robin (Editor), Pierre Kalfon (Producer), Edmond Richard (Director of Photography)
First Air Date: Jul 03, 1983
Last Air date: Aug 07, 1983
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 6 Episode
Runtime: 55 minutes
IMDb: 0.00/10 by 0.00 users
Popularity: 0.378
Language: French
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