Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Todd Mccarthy
Gilles Jacob
Quentin Tarantino
James Toback
Nicolas Pariser
Sydney Pollack
Film Details
Technical Specs
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.
Director
Todd Mccarthy
Cast
Gilles Jacob
Quentin Tarantino
James Toback
Nicolas Pariser
Sydney Pollack
Derek Elley
Thierry Fremaux
John Boorman
David Stratton
Bertrand Tavernier
Edward Yang
Olivier Assayas
Christine Hakim
Jerry Schatzberg
Buck Henry
Clint Eastwood
Pierre Edelman
Serge Losique
Dusan Makavejev
Michel Ciment
Abbas Kiarostami
Rolf De Heer
Jane Campion
Pierre Rissient
Werner Herzog
Oliver Stone
Charles Burnett
Al Clark
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2007
Released in United States 2008
Released in United States 2012
Released in United States Fall September 18, 2008
Released in United States May 2007
Released in United States November 2007
Released in United States September 2007
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Cannes Classics) May 16-27, 2007.
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Real-Markable Stories) January 24-February 3, 2008.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentary Films) May 22-June 15, 2008.
Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 31-September 3, 2007.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Real To Reel) September 6-15, 2007.
Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 31-September 3, 2007.)
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Real-Markable Stories) January 24-February 3, 2008.)
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentary Films) May 22-June 15, 2008.)
Released in United States 2012 (Documentaries)
Released in United States May 2007 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Cannes Classics) May 16-27, 2007.)
Released in United States September 2007 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Real To Reel) September 6-15, 2007.)
Released in United States Fall September 18, 2008
Released in United States November 2007 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (Documentary Showcase) November 1-11, 2007.)
