Portrait of a "60% Perfect Man": Billy Wilder (1980)

Documentary (really more of an extended interview) of Director Billy Wilder by film critic Michel Ciment. I found this one a lot more enjoyable then the similar Billy Wilder Speaks filmed during the 1990's. In this earlier film Wilder is more vibrant, he’s younger (in his mid 70's at the time), still working (his last film, Buddy, Buddy would be released this same year), you see him walk around, gesture wildly, his wit in full form. Wilder was an excellent story teller, both on screen and in person, and his personality one that makes him just a joy to watch being himself. I already knew most of the information in this film, but it felt like spending time with the man which is what made it so enjoyable. Grade: B. Title is a reference to the classic closing line from Wilder’s 1959 film Some Like It Hot: “Nobody’s Perfect”.