#789: Barbara Kopple / Ida Lupino + Maya Deren (Overlooked Auteurs #1)

“That's what I love doing more than anything: really getting to know people and let them tell their story." That's legendary documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple from her interview with Adam on this week's show. Kopple's latest doc - DESERT ONE - opens in limited release this weekend. Kopple talks about how she came to make a film about the failed 1980 mission to rescue American hostages in Iran—and humors Adam by letting him ask her questions about one of his favorite docs, 1977 Oscar-winner "Harlan County, USA." Plus, Kopple plays along with The Filmspotting 5. Also on the show: Adam and Josh kick off their Overlooked Auteurs Marathon with films from Ida Lupino and experimental director Maya Deren.

0:00 - Billboard
0:56 - Interview: Barbara Kopple ("Desert One")
Land of Talk, "Footnotes"
27:56 - Next Week/Notes
45:20 - Polls: August Releases, Charlie Kaufman
51:24 - Overlooked Auteurs #1: "Meshes of the Afternoon" / "At Land" / "Ritual in Transfigured Time" + "The Hitch-Hiker"
1:26:31 - Outro

LINKS

• Melissa Tamminga on Letterboxd l Twitter