A LETTER TO ELIA - A Documentary on Elia Kazan

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 A LETTER TO ELIA (2010)

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Kent Jones and Martin Scorsese



Martin Scorsese discusses Elia Kazan's oeuvre, his life and influences. 

The  auteur was the director of On The Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire, America America, East of Eden, Boomerang, California by the Sea, Wild River and A Face in the Crowd. He had joined Communist Party in 1934, and later in 1952, turned witness and named several of his colleagues. He won two Oscars for Best Director- Gentleman's Agreement and On the Waterfront. 

This is a well-made documentary, one worth spending time over.

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