Paul Newman: The Restless
Multi-talented, Paul Newman is one of the greatest American actors of all time. With his silhouette of a Greek statue and his unreal blue eyes, he embodied the quintessential Hollywood star. But he never seemed satisfied. The son of a Jewish sporting goods retailer who despises him and a Catholic mother who adores him, driven by self-doubt and an inherited need for approval from his childhood, he has worked throughout his fifty-year career to break the image of the pretty boy. He made his first experiences in the famous Actors Studio. The breakthrough as a screen star came in 1958 with "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". From then on he preferred characters on the edge of the American dream. With archive images and film excerpts, the documentary paints a portrait of a socio-politically committed man with many facets and also pays tribute to the role of his wife Joanne Woodward.
- Year: 2023
- Country: France
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: Slow Production, ARTE, Ciné+, CNC, PROCIREP, Société des Producteurs de L'Angoa
- Keyword: interview, cult figure, hollywood, american, archive footage, hollywood star, old footage, iconic, portrait of an artist, life and career, star, famous actor, biographical, biographical documentary
- Director: Jean Lauritano
- Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Robert Redford, Martin Scorsese, Sidney Lumet, Joshua Logan
