MAN OF CINEMA: PIERRE RISSIENT

Overview

Directed by:

Todd MCCARTHY

Country:

USA

Year:

2007

Duration:

115 minutes

Selection :

Cannes Classics

Credits

Todd MCCARTHY

- Cinematography

Gary GRAVER

- Cinematography

James TAYLOR

- Film Editor

Todd MCCARTHY

- Director

Abbas KIAROSTAMI

- Cinematography

Actors

Olivier ASSAYAS

Norma BARZMAN

John BOORMAN

Charles BURNETT

Jane CAMPION

Michel CIMENT

Al CLARK

Rolf DE HEER

Clint EASTWOOD

Pierre EDELMEN

Derek ELLEY

Thierry FREMAUX

Christine HAKIM

Buck HENRY

Werner HERZOG

Gilles JACOB

Abbas KIAROSTAMI

Serge LOSIQUE

Dusan MAKAVEJEV

Nicholas PARISER

Sydney POLLACK

Pierre RISSIENT

Jerry SCHATZBERG

Oliver STONE

David STRATTON

Quentin TARANTINO

Bertrand TAVERNIER

James TOBACK

Edward YANG

Synopsis

The least known massively influential person in international cinema, Pierre Rissient is a samurai warrior on behalf of the films he believes in. Instigator of the Cercle MacMahon, assistant director on "Breathless," champion of blacklisted filmmakers, confidant of Ford and Walsh, Hawks and Lang, Pierre was the first to detect the potential of Clint Eastwood, director, brought Chinese cinema to Cannes with "Touch of Zen," discovered Jane Campion and has been a key behind-the-scenes figure in Cannes for more than forty years; he is also the only person who can circulate freely in the Palais du Festival at all hours in a t-shirt. In this film, surrounded by those he has promoted through the years, Pierre Rissient himself finally moves into the spotlight.

Contacts and useful links

Production : DEEP FOCUS PRODUCTIONS - 2402 N. Cheremoya Avenue - 90068 - CALIFORNIA - ETATS-UNIS - T : +1 (323) 469 7688 - todd.mccarthy@variety.com

French press : LE PUBLIC SYSTEME CINEMA - Céline Petit - T : +33 (0)1 41 34 23 50 - cpetit@lepublicsystemecinema.fr - www.lepublicsystemecinema.com