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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Benjamin Ree, Mats Steen, Netflix, Sundance Film Festival, The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

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