Vilmos Zsigmond Movies

A documentary film on the making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips...

A strange and destructive relationship develops between a chef and her neighbor, a former child actress.

A desert family offers a traveling stranger its hospitality, but the stranger doesn't realize exactly what they have in store for him.

The artistry, triumph and lifelong friendship of the great cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond. With film school equipment, they shoot...

Carl-Gustaf Nykvist's documentary about his father, Sven Nykvist. The film is based on Sven's memoirs with Sven himself as narrator. A journey to the...

When her daughter Sara unexpectedly passes away, Natalie retreats to the summer home where she and Sara used to visit. Time with her best friends and...

A retired woman hires a dance instructor to give her private dance lessons at her home -- one per week for six weeks. What begins as an antagonistic...

The troubled production of Winter Kills (1979) is covered here in this documentary with interviews with a few cast and crew members. The film was...

A sadistic rock singer will do anything for fame, including seducing older women, stealing money, bedding his agent's wife, and harming a naive teen.

Three people driving into Los Angeles for a Dodgers game have car trouble and pull off into an old wrecking yard where they are held at bay by a...

A greedy Indian persuades his tribe to sell the lonesome 'Spirit Island' for a congress center. Instead of transferring the historical graves on it...

A documentary that highlights the deadly combination of sleep deprivation and long days of work, focusing on the American film industry.

A ski instructor tries to teach a bunch of insanely eccentric people how to ski while dealing with everyone wanting his attention.

Jewel thieves quickly dispose of the loot when the alarm is raised, then track down the family upon whose truck they threw them, meanly interrogating...

The story of a young girl saved from desperation by an older farmer who makes her his wife. The old man cannot fulfill his young bride's desires or...

A Hollywood film company wants to make a movie about country music and sends Doodles Weaver to round up talent to appear. A host of then-current...

A competition erupts between a tormented handsome trust fund baby and his risk taking rival over their feelings for a mysterious and conflicted young...

Herman dreams of being warned by his manager to increase his sales. As he contemplates his predicament, a mischievous poltergeist arrives to help him...