The Fallen Idol
Carol Reed was the offspring of an illicit affair between the impresario Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (Oh my sweet lord how I love that name) and his mistress, May Pinney Reed.
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Brief Encounter
“My notion is that cinema was invented for Brief Encounter.” - Dan Talbot, founder of New Yorker Films
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Black Orpheus
First, let's get this out of the way: No, Marcel Camus did not write The Stranger. That was Albert (no relation, apparently).
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Beauty and the Beast
The answer to your question is, “Yes, Jean Cocteau was also a manager of professional boxers.” I shit you not. As near as I can tell, Jean Cocteau was the bisexual Chuck Norris of the Surrealist movement.
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