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Barry Levinson

American filmmaker; won the Academy Award for Best Director for Rain Man (1988) and made Diner (1982), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Bugsy (1991) and Wag the Dog (1997).

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Oliver TwistOther David Lean

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But I’m particularly fond of some of his smaller, black-and-white films. And Oliver Twist is an extraordinary piece of work.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Barry Levinson, the entry for Oliver Twist.

2018-04-02·criterion.com ↗

AmarcordOther Federico Fellini

liked

In Amarcord, he conveyed a view of life under the Fascist regime, and only he could tell that story that way.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Barry Levinson, the entry for Amarcord.

2018-04-02·criterion.com ↗

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