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Spielberg

This was war and death and real horror and it was like an end of innocence for the...

Self - Writer: [on "Empire of the Sun"] This was war and death and real horror and it was like an end of innocence for the Spielberg child. I think it was a truly great film. But, for me, ultimately it shaded into an unnecessary softness or sentimentality. I don't know where it comes from. But, he likes and enjoys sentiment. It's part of him

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Stoppard This was war
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and it was death and real horror
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And it was like an end of innocence
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for the Spielberg child
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children's choir singing in Welsh
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Stoppard I think it was a truly great film
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but for me it ultimately shaded
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into an unnecessary softness or sentimentality
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I don't know where it comes from
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but he likes and enjoys sentiment
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It's part of him
Duration
30 seconds
Views
63
Timestamp in Movie
01:13:48
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.
And it was like an end of innocence - Spielberg 00:06
And it was like an end of innocence
I don't know where it comes from, - Spielberg 00:06
I don't know where it comes from,
Scott: At the time, he was not dismissed, exactly, - Spielberg 00:06
Scott: At the time, he was not dismissed, exactly,
Oh, now he wants it"-- which, I mean-- - Spielberg 00:09
Oh, now he wants it"-- which, I mean--
I don't think anybody as an artist - Spielberg 00:09
I don't think anybody as an artist
And when Steven began to explore - Spielberg 00:09
And when Steven began to explore
We've determined that you make these kind of movies, - Spielberg 00:15
We've determined that you make these kind of movies,
He didn't know where he was headed, - Spielberg 00:12
He didn't know where he was headed,
I just remember being wheeled somewhere, - Spielberg 00:06
I just remember being wheeled somewhere,
( singing continues ) - Spielberg 00:07
( singing continues )
There was a red light over a set of doors. - Spielberg 00:05
There was a red light over a set of doors.
And I just remember getting closer and closer - Spielberg 00:10
And I just remember getting closer and closer
And the red light was the Eternal Light, the Ner Tamid, - Spielberg 00:07
And the red light was the Eternal Light, the Ner Tamid,
- Lacy: Do you believe in God? - Yes. - Spielberg 00:04
- Lacy: Do you believe in God? - Yes.
It comes from my-- - Spielberg 00:10
It comes from my--
All my grandparents had a very strong influence over me. - Spielberg 00:05
All my grandparents had a very strong influence over me.
My grandfather, Fievel, played guitar - Spielberg 00:06
My grandfather, Fievel, played guitar
And my grandmother, Jennie, - Spielberg 00:06
And my grandmother, Jennie,
We were Orthodox. I was raised Orthodox. - Spielberg 00:04
We were Orthodox. I was raised Orthodox.
And tradition has been a huge part of my family, - Spielberg 00:10
And tradition has been a huge part of my family,