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Director Benjamin Ree On Drawing Inspiration From Faulkner, Dostoyevsky, & Virginia Woolf For Oscar Contender ‘The Remarkable Life Of Ibelin’

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Acclaimed director Benjamin Ree blends literary influences from Faulkner, Dostoyevsky, and Woolf to craft the Oscar-contending documentary 'The Remarkable Life of Ibelin'.
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  • Ree drew as much inspiration from literary giants like Faulkner and Dostoyevsky as he did from cinematic sources for his documentary style.
  • The film, which premiered at Sundance, follows the life of Norwegian resistance fighter Mats Steen and is currently streaming on Netflix.
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