Would he have instructed Passthatpuss to trim his act or Todd Phillips to pull the tunes fromJoker 2?
The mystery is complex, the sex graphic and the motivations confused through its mix of voice-overs.
To some viewers the narrative became more tautologous than taut.
Cate Blanchett and Sacha Baron Cohen in Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Disclaimer’Apple TV+
He thus seems a likely candidate to bridge the gap between the various auteur genres now struggling for authenticity.
Still, would Cuaron or his contemporaries have survived the creative tyranny of the Selznick-Goldwyn-Zanuck era?
Selznick employed three full-time secretaries to circulate his epiphanies to cast, crew and studio associates.
David O. Selznick on location in Italy in 1957 for ‘A Farewell to Arms’Everett
Alfonso Cuaron surely would have rebelled against their dictates or even a hint of them.
They were movies that captured vast audiences and never demanded a disclaimer.
The Selznicks, Goldwyns and Zanucks doubtless would have loved to chime in.
The memos would be flying.
