Review of Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (2007) by Craig B — 03 Aug 2010
[i]Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows[/i] chronicles the life of low budget filmmaker Val Lewton, who is largely forgotten today, but is considered by many in the movie business to be a pioneer of storytelling, oftentimes creating films superior to the meager allowances tendered to him by the film industry.
This documentary suggests that a lot of the films Lewton produced were semi-autobiographical in nature, oftentimes mimicking the discontent of their perpetually depressed creator. I'm not sure if I bought that argument, but this biography did persuade me in one very important way.
..it made me want to see more of Lewton's movies.
This review of Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (2007) was written by Craig B on 03 Aug 2010.
Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows has generally received very positive reviews.
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