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The Storms of Jeremy Thomas

2021

Mark Cousins

Documentary, Self: Jeremy Thomas, Tilda Swinton, Debra Winger, Mark Cousins

5.6

51

Documentary For decades, legendary producer Jeremy Thomas has driven from England to the Cannes Film Festival. This time he is accompanied by Mark Cousins, author of 'The History of Cinema: An Odyssey'. In a five-day road movie through rural France, they recall some of the films produced by Thomas, which are among the most acclaimed and controversial of all time, such as Bernardo Bertolucci's 'The Last Emperor', which won 9 Oscars, including Best ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"I find myself considering that in a world where everyone’s a cynic and an ironist, Cousins’s unaffected rapture is unique and refreshing (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Claire Shaffer The New York Times	"You may come away from 'The Storms of Jeremy Thomas' thinking of him as a fascinating man, but perhaps not as the cinematic prince that Cousins insists on crowning him"
		Jason Solomons The Wrap	"[It] provides a colorful and entertaining canvas for some beautiful and beautifully set-up movie clips — you want to rush out and watch all of them again"
		Guy Lodge Variety	"'The Storms of Jeremy Thomas' persuasively makes the case for closer scrutiny of a producer’s career, though it leaves viewers with some homework to do."
		Kaleem Aftab Cineuropa	"A disappointing doc (...) The problem is that this is as much about Cousins as it is about the great producer"
		Mark Jenkins The Washington Post	"The documentary offers a fine overview of Thomas’s filmography, but few insights into Thomas himself (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Mark Olsen Los Angeles Times	"There are avenues left unexplored or unexplained that might have been covered by a more conventionally structured film"
		Matt Zoller Seitz rogerebert.com	"One of Cousins' best and most entrancing films (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"

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