Mainly docos on a busy Saturday:
- The Entrepreneur, made by Jonathan Bricklin, is a doco about Bricklin’s father, an irrepressible businessman in the car industry over decades. It proves to be a fascinating look at the unstoppable force of business, as the father chases investors and car manufacturing partners in China. 4 stars.
- Josh Whiteman’s Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn documents the move of the famed portrait photographer to film. Corbijn is as enigmatic as his camera work but the doco generates great warmth and tension, and I found it to be a teasing meditation on creativity. 4 stars.
- Directed by Benôit Jacquot, Villa Amalia, a drama about a woman recreating life anew, exudes drama even though the underlying plot (apparently based on a book) is not event laden. Isabella Huppert is outstanding but the end fizzles. 3 stars.