The jewel heist at the Louvre reminded Brooklynites of the time, in 1952, when two bejewelled crowns were swiped from a beloved local church--the one with a Mob boss on the ceiling.
His new film, "Sentimental Value," is another intimate character study set in the Norwegian capital. His approach to directing is as empathic as his films.
I know why I'm here today, Mr. Secretary. An inquiry? Right. It's a setup, but I got this place surrounded with nurses, and every last one knows how to apply a tongue depressor.
In 1974, the photographer described his day to a journalist: a shoot with Allen Ginsberg, a chat with Susan Sontag. The delayed result: "Peter Hujar's Day," a film by Ira Sachs.