'Wilder populates his movies with the compromised. They’re sell-outs, cynics, and manipulators, but they often have a rusty moral compass that still works.' This is why I wish Billy Wilder had made Schindler's List. He tried. Schindler was a heel. He shouldn't have done what he did.
Thanks for recommending this My god that scene in Spielberg's office when Spielberg has to tell Wilder SL has already been cast & shooting starts in a few weeks
I like the movie that got made but Billy Wilder's version is maybe a little sharper, a little better - I think it concentrates on a man who's long sold his soul in pieces selling more of it in a desperate bid to get it back.
You should watch all of this. Probably the most honest & vulnerable Wilder ever was in public, telling the story of the American consul who saved his life. youtube.com/watch?v=kebqj_grGC0
The heart of the man.