Escaping Modesto

"George Lucas, Film Auteur, and the Alteration of Movie History"

Dissecting George Lucas' early films, THX 1138 (1971), American Graffiti (1973), and Star Wars (1977), based on their autobiographic qualities, this short documentary investigates the advantages and disadvantages of reviewing a complicated cinematic work through the lens of an individual auteur. Does a filmmaker, particularly one whose films are drawn from personal experience, have the right to restrict access to their original works by substituting theatrical releases with director endorsed re-edits?

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Solvalla

1988

A Crack in the Mountain

A Crack in the Mountain

2023

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Plot to Overturn the Election

2022

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Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices from a Plantation Prison

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Hospedaria

Hospedaria

2014

The Strait Guys

The Strait Guys

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My Own Breathing

My Own Breathing

2000

The Complaint of an Empress

The Complaint of an Empress

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Ulysse

1986

Dream Land

Dream Land

2004

Itinerary of Jean Bricard

Itinerary of Jean Bricard

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1976

Animated Motion: Part 3

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America: Destroyed by Design

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1998