[Correction: this is in fact an Errol Morris quote that's been regularly misattributed to Godard.]
“I like the irrelevant, the tangential, the sidebar excursion to nowhere that suddenly becomes revelatory.”
– Jean-Luc Godard
I had a chat with Academy Award-winning director, Errol Morris about his fascinating new Apple TV+ doc, "The Pigeon Tunnel", based on the novel by John le Carré this week. Here we discuss interviews vs. interrogations.
More of the episode at: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4PM23KGyKq8S8Rx5FdSvpx?si=XDtq6EcpRhuvtu4tDp6NFw
The Pigeon Tunnel Review- The Title Says It All, Morris Delves Deep Into this Man's Life
Error Morris is a celebrated documentarian who has made such films as A Fog of War, Standard Operating Procedure, and A Thin Blue Line. Dealing with politics, the police, and corrupt businesses. His latest film doesn’t deal with as serious subject matter as those. It’s about one of the most beloved authors in English literature John Le Carre aka David Cornwall. He has a lot of secrets he shares…