53th KVIFF – Barry Levinson
- 28. 3. 2024
- 94 min
On July 5, 2018 KVIFF Talk welcomed the author of 27 feature films,
screenwriter, producer and director Barry Levinson, who received the Crystal
Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema at the gala Closing
Ceremony. The discussion turned, among others, on his Oscar-winning movie Rain
Man.
Levinson largely improvised when shooting the road movie which followed
Charlie’s long journey with his autistic brother, as the director set on the
journey together with the crew and the two stars Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise
without being backed by a film studio. “We had a general sense of direction,
but otherwise we adjusted the screenplay as the journey unfolded”, concluded
the director, whose son was born during the film’s shooting in Cincinnati.
That his decision was right was confirmed by the international acclaim, the film
being ranked among the best in movie charts in all countries where it was
released.
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