From the GITS vaults: Billy Wilder
This was originally posted on August 10, 2008:
Okay, this is priceless. A French documentary dude somehow managed to cajole Billy Wilder into agreeing to an interview. Not just one sitting. In this 2+ minute excerpt, we see Wilder at his Malibu retreat, Wilder at his office with I.A.L. “Izzy” Diamond doing a little schtick for the camera, even get to see the great writer-director flying a kite. Just for the record, here is a complete list of movies that Wilder and Diamond collaborated on:
Love in the Afternoon (1957)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Apartment (1960)
One, Two, Three (1961)
Irma la Douce (1963)
Kiss Me Stupid (1964)
The Fortune Cookie (1966)
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
Avanti! (1972)
The Front Page (1974)
Fedora (1978)
Buddy, Buddy (1981)
That’s 12 movies including 7 in a 10-year span, including two absolutely great movies — Some Like It Hot and The Apartment. Incredible. And with this video, you get to catch a rare glimpse of the duo together.