He was asked about his thoughts on film critics and reviewers. He didn’t think highly of them. Here is what he did, whenever a new film of his was released:
He would go to a cinema. He would not go on one of the first days after a release, but would wait till the critics, columnists and other professionals had been to see the film. He would wait until the “ordinary” film-goers filled the auditorium.
He would not go in to watch the film, but would wait in the hall outside the auditorium for people to come out after the show. He would stand a bit aside, so as not to be noticed. And then he would listen to people talking together when leaving the cinema.
If they said things like “Oh! X is such a fantastic actor. He has never been better than in this movie.” Or “I really love Y. Her performance was one worthy of an Oscar”, he knew he had not succeeded in making the film, he wanted to make.
If they said things like “Oh! X is such a fantastic actor. He has never been better than in this movie.” Or “I really love Y. Her performance was one worthy of an Oscar”, he knew he had not succeeded in making the film, he wanted to make.
If, on the other hand, they said things like: “How could a mother do this to her own daughter?”. Or “A man like that should not be allowed to walk around freely”. Or “I thought she would never have the courage to tell him the truth”. He knew that he had succeeded in making his film the way he wanted it.
NB! I forgot, which director it was. Does anybody know? Could it have been Claude Chabrol?
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