An intimate portrait about the iconic filmmaker John Boorman directed by his daughter Katrine. The story is told through the relationship of father and daughter, it is a journey about filmmaking, family conflict, love and reconciliation. Now over 80 years old, the director of Hell in the Pacific, Excalibur, Point Blank, Deliverance and The Emerald Forest is one of the last great mavericks. His daughter, who previously had never held a camera, spent four years filming her father who, during the process, found it impossible to resist taking control and offering her a crash course in filmmaking. Vulnerable, cross, funny, wild and wise, Boorman chronicles his adventures in Hollywood, but also talks with great honesty about his childhood, his marriages, his passion for nature, his need for danger and why film is the only thing he ever truly loved. Though the film is also a portrait of one of the most influential British filmmakers of the last 40 years, most of all it is a story of a father and daughter finding their way back to each other through the language of film.
Thanks to Matt Jones for the tip. Also, thanks to the original uploader, ModifiedMethod.
Also recommended viewing: Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman is both a tribute to and an anecdotal reminiscence about the star of Point Blank and Hell in the Pacific who was also Boorman’s friend. Affectionate, funny and illuminating.
Unseen photos from Point Blank, courtesy of the edit room floor.
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WOW! That is a treasure trove of photos! I recommend anyone interested in a different and I believe more entertaining and well written work than anything else I've read (and that is everything I've found) about Lee Marvin, "Point Blank" by Dwayne Epstein. As stated on the cover flap or one of the reviews and paraphrased here - Point Blank was not only a movie title but exactly how Lee Marvin lived his entire life. I thought he must have a website so I Googled the two names for you - https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=dwayne+epstein+lee+marvin