Fedora
Fedora, Billy Wilder’s 1978 film about a middle-aged actress living in seclusion, certainly has echoes of Sunset Boulevard and it even stars William Holden as the dowager’s one-time lover. But the movie plays out more like a horror film with overtones of Eyes Without A Face. The film had a tortured history both in pre and post-production but a few critics, though puzzled, couldn’t resist recommending it. Marthe Keller is the star-crossed Fedora, Hildegard Knef and José Ferrer are her “caretakers,” while Henry Fonda and Michael York play themselves—only in Wilderland could this film exist.
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Bernard Rose was one of the pioneering music video directors in the early days of MTV, shooting Relax by Frankie Goes To Hollywood, and Red Red Wine for UB40. Rose’s feature credits as writer and director include Paperhouse, Candyman, Immortal Beloved, Ivansxtc, Anna Karenina, and Two Jacks. Rose has recently completed his Japanese language ‘Samurai Marathon 1855’ for producers Jeremy Thomas & Toshiaki Nakazawa. You can check out his work at bernardrosedirector.com.