Master of the four-hour longeur. When reviewing his masterpiece Celine and Julie Go Boating, be sure to remark: ‘Some time after the two hour mark, I was desperately hoping to hear the off-screen cry “Come in, number seven! Your time is up!”‘ ‘Delightful!’
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