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Craft guide / 2 tracks

Earning emotion without sentimentality

Barry Levinson and Robert Zemeckis use rhythm, performance, point of view, and restraint to build feeling around vulnerable characters without instructing the audience what to feel.

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  1. Rain Man poster

    Part 1 of 2

    Rain Man (1988)

    Barry Levinson

    Director / 2h 10m / 809 segments

  2. Forrest Gump poster

    Part 2 of 2

    Forrest Gump (1994)

    Robert Zemeckis / Steve Starkey / Rick Carter

    Director / 2h 17m / 415 segments