Hal Ashby's obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar®-winning classics, including Harold and Maude, Shampoo and Being There. But as contemporaries Coppola, Scorsese and Spielberg rose to blockbuster stardom in the 1980s, Ashby's uncompromising nature played out as a cautionary tale of art versus commerce.
Direction
Amy Scott lets Ashby's work speak louder than gossip.
Editing
Brilliant montage of '70s cultural chaos and cinematic gold.
Production
Archive footage so pristine you'll weep for lost film culture.
Director
Amy Scott
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