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My mom went from being completely joyful
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Spielberg

My mom went from beingcompletely joyful and celebrativeabout life itself to being full of...

My mom went from being
completely joyful and celebrative
about life itself to being full of despair
and palpable sadness

Full Transcript

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My mom went from being completely joyful
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and celebrative about life itself
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to being full of despair and palpable sadness.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:45:51
Uploaded
Jul 06, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Pentimento Productions,HBO Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

A documentary on Steven Spielberg, filmmaker. Includes interviews with relatives, film critics, peers and people who have worked with him.
Spielberg: I would see my mom going into the living room - Spielberg 00:07
Spielberg: I would see my mom going into the living room
She just said, "I'm so lonely here. I'm so sad here." - Spielberg 00:06
She just said, "I'm so lonely here. I'm so sa...
And all I knew was that my dad - Spielberg 00:05
And all I knew was that my dad
So, when it was announced by my mom - Spielberg 00:08
So, when it was announced by my mom
I didn't know why they were splitting up, - Spielberg 00:05
I didn't know why they were splitting up,
I was madly in love with Bernie Adler. - Spielberg 00:05
I was madly in love with Bernie Adler.
I look back, I think, "How dare I do that?" - Spielberg 00:07
I look back, I think, "How dare I do that?"
Anne: Bernie had been my father's best friend, - Spielberg 00:06
Anne: Bernie had been my father's best friend,
Arnold: I never would tell the kids that she divorced me. - Spielberg 00:04
Arnold: I never would tell the kids that she divorced me.
And so, I figured I could be hurt less than she. - Spielberg 00:05
And so, I figured I could be hurt less than she.
It didn't hit me till I got older - Spielberg 00:07
It didn't hit me till I got older
Anne: Steve really thought my dad left us. - Spielberg 00:04
Anne: Steve really thought my dad left us.
So, during a number of years, we blocked him out. - Spielberg 00:06
So, during a number of years, we blocked him out.
And Steve, I know, blamed him - Spielberg 00:07
And Steve, I know, blamed him
Spielberg: It was literally the worst period - Spielberg 00:04
Spielberg: It was literally the worst period
We never had angry words, - Spielberg 00:06
We never had angry words,
I just went off and got lost in my work, - Spielberg 00:10
I just went off and got lost in my work,
And I just lost the contact with him. - Spielberg 00:05
And I just lost the contact with him.
It went on for... 15 years. - Spielberg 00:05
It went on for... 15 years.
Can you believe that you've directed - Spielberg 00:04
Can you believe that you've directed