Cinéastes de notre temps : Busby Berkeley
(Filmmakers of Our Time)

Directed by Hubert Knapp and André S. Labarthe.
France, 1971, digital video, black & white, 60 min.
English with French subtitles.

Part of the series on French television devoted to in-depth interviews with filmmakers, this episode was made in conjunction with the first Busby Berkeley retrospective in France held at the Cinematheque Française. Accompanied by excerpts of dance numbers from his peak Warner Brothers period, Berkeley provides amusing behind-the-scenes commentary and describes the logistical challenges of specific shots.

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