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  • Karel Reisz

    A London cab driver discusses traffic and Karel Reisz talks about making movies

    1962

    While riding in a cab, the driver talks about the narrow streets of London. He also talks about the traffic and why he believes traffic will only get worse in the future. Producer and director Karel Reisz explains how making films in England and America differ from how films are made Italy. Reisz also talks about the freedom of a director when making a film. With regards to viewership, according to Reisz, films are in 2nd place behind TV.

  • Yves Montand

    A French taxi driver and actor/singer Yves Montand

    1962

    While waiting to see Yves Montand, Studs speaks with a taxi driver through an interpreter, Michelle [Viande?]. Also speaks to Yves Montand.

  • A conversation with Jenny Bowen

    Nov. 10, 1981

    The filmmaker talks with Studs about the process for making her debut feature, Street Music, with a cast largely made up of non-actors. Audio clips from the film are played within the interview.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with Jeanne Moreau

    Nov. 5, 1979

    The famed French actress, singer, screenwriter, and director discusses her film, L'Adolescente (The Adolescent), about a young girl's coming-of-age in the French countryside before the start of World War II.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with Annick Smith

    Nov. 2, 1981

    The American writer and movie producer discusses the inspiration and story behind the film Heartland, and how pioneering and homesteading changed the American family.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation about Union Maids, with Julia Reichert, Sylvia Woods, and Stella Nowicki

    Jan. 18, 1977

    Studs talks to the filmmakers and subjects of the documentary film Union Maids, about the tradition of unions in the United States, and the involvement of women workers. Audio clips from the documentary are played.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

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