France,
2022, 94 min
Directed by:
Tessa Louise-SaloméScreenplay:
Tessa Louise-SaloméCinematography:
Boris LévyComposer:
Gael RakotondrabeCast:
Jack Garfein, Willem Dafoe (narrator), Irène Jacob, Blanche Baker, Peter Bogdanovich, Geoffrey Horne, Bobby SotoPlots(1)
An innovative, cinematic exploration of acting as a form of survival through the life and work of Jack Garfein: Holocaust survivor, Actors Studio co-founder, and controversial stage and screen director. A journey of an enigmatic, censored artist, “The Wild One” explores the importance of his legacy and questions how art can draw on personal memory to better enlighten our present. (RiverRun International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Jack Garfein
Czechoslovakia
Willem Dafoe (narrator)
USA
Best movies:
Platoon (1986)
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Finding Nemo (2003)
Irène Jacob
France
Best movies:
Three Colours: Red (1994)
The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
Goodbye, Children (1987)
Blanche Baker
USA
Best movies:
Holocaust (1978) (series)
Dead Funny (1994)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Peter Bogdanovich
USA
Best movies:
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Opening Night (1977)
Targets (1968)
Geoffrey Horne
Argentina
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Bonjour tristesse (1958)
The Green Hornet (1974)
Bobby Soto
Best movies:
A Better Life (2011)
Flamin' Hot (2023)
A Million Miles Away (2023)