
Movie fans know the work of Harold and Lillian Michelson, even if they don't recognize the names. Working largely uncredited in the Hollywood system, storyboard artist Harold and film researcher Lillian left an indelible mark on classics by Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Mel Brooks, Stanley Kubrick, Roman Polanski and many more. Through an engaging mix of love letters, film clips and candid conversations with Harold and Lillian, Danny DeVito, Mel Brooks, Francis Ford Cop... (Full plot summary below)
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Movie fans know the work of Harold and Lillian Michelson, even if they don't recognize the names. Working largely uncredited in the Hollywood system, storyboard artist Harold and film researcher Lillian left an indelible mark on classics by Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Mel Brooks, Stanley Kubrick, Roman Polanski and many more. Through an engaging mix of love letters, film clips and candid conversations with Harold and Lillian, Danny DeVito, Mel Brooks, Francis Ford Coppola and others, this deeply engaging documentary from Academy Award®-nominated director Daniel Raim offers both a moving portrait of a marriage and a celebration of the unknown talents that help shape the films we love.
Leave your thoughts about Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story.
| NYC Movie GuruAvi OfferWarm, candid, illuminating, and enormously entertaining. |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonEnormously entertaining, enormously educational, and enormously moving. |
| Out of the PastRaquel Stechera charming tale that will move you to tears. This fine documentary shows a deep love for its subjects with a bit of whimsy added in |
| Alternative LensJennifer HeatonA fascinating and emotionally charged documentary about one of Hollywood's unsung couples. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole SmitheyAn ebullient filmic love letter to one of Hollywood's most endearing creative couples, this gratifying documentary is essential viewing for budding filmmakers. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonThis is a sheerly enjoyable film that shed a little more light on how the movie biz works, as well as how the human heart works. |
| The New York TimesMonica CastilloLike flipping through misplaced leaves in a photo book, the documentary maintains a free-flowing tone as it uncovers the work that went into creating some of the indelible scenes in Hollywood history. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThis is a likable documentary that casts light on two respected but relatively unknown people, who made major contributions to film and managed to have a normal life — and in Hollywood, of all places. It’s nice to know such things are possible. |
| RogerEbert.comNick AllenMost of all it is a pure story about love, without the scandals. |
| leonardmaltin.comLeonard MaltinYou don't have to be a movie buff to fall in love with the story of Harold and Lillian Michelson. Their sixty-year marriage-with more than its share of ups and downs-would be compelling. Their long involvement with Hollywood is icing on the cake |