An amusing story from filmmaker Errol Morris. Reader Ben Temple, who flagged this for me, observes: "This reminds me too that, even though most films made today are terrible and unwatchable, there are still some great, original American filmmakers. It's remarkable how so many of the best studied philosophy: Errol Morris, Terrence Malick, Wes Anderson, one of the brothers Coen."
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