編劇兼導演貝特朗•塔維涅是一個貨真價實的諷刺電影大家之一。他的經驗是廣博的, 他的知識是浩繁的, 他的愛是無窮無盡的, 他的視野唯有馬丁•斯科塞斯能相與匹敵。這部史詩般壯麗的紀錄片一直在製作。貝特朗•塔維涅對本地的影院十分了解, 從巨擘雷諾爾、戈達爾和梅爾維爾到如今被忽視 和遺忘的艾德蒙•格里維和蓋伊·吉爾, 他的觀察和回憶極具穿透性而且極具個人特色。
Writer-director Bertrand Tavernier is truly one of the grand auteurs of the movies. His experience is vast, his knowledge is voluminous, his love is inexhaustible and his perspective is matched only by that of Martin Scorsese. This magnificent, epic documentary has been a lifetime in the making. Tavernier knows his native cinema inside and out, from the giants like Renoir, Godard, and Melville (for whom he worked as an assistant) to now overlooked and forgotten figures like Edmund T. Gréville and Guy Gilles, and his observations and reminiscences are never less than penetrating and always deeply personal.