The director of The Exorcist piles up moments where only he could be the protagonist.
We haven’t just lost a great director with the departure of William Friedkin. The director, who died at the age of 87, was one of the most unique personalities of that generation that made up New Hollywood. Of the many masters who found bridges between the great cinema they admired and the new territory (narrative and moral) to be explored by American cinema, Friedkin was the most indomitable of all.
His films are more than enough arguments to consider him one of the greatest directors of all time. His attitude, a perfect mix of irreverence and passion for his people, has made him a fascinating and once-in-a-lifetime cinematic personality. Probably only John Carpenter competes on a “bad” and catchy level, but these characteristics are very unique. It’s not that the possibility of another Friedkin is now unthinkable, it’s that there really wasn’t another like him.
Chase scene from Operation France
If you have to look for the most iconic chase scene in cinematic history, Jimmy Doyle in his car in The French Operation is one of the first that should be mentioned. Friedkin followed Howard Hawks’ advice to shoot one big chase sequence better than the others and, despite the chaotic shooting, set an example of clear, tense and spectacular storytelling.
Won over with all the risks in the world, Friedkin, who prefers spontaneity to perfection, didn’t want to repeat takes and always devoted himself to improvisation, which…
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