Searching for Mr. Rugoff
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The story of Donald Rugoff, who was the crazy genius behind Cinema 5, the mid-century theater chain and film distribution company. Rugoff was a difficult (some would say impossible) person but was also the man who kicked art films into the mainstream with outrageous marketing schemes and pure bluster. Rugoff's impact on cinema culture in the United States is inestimable, and his influence on the art film business- from the studio classics divisions to the independent film movement to the rise of the Miramax-is undeniable. Yet, mysteriously, Rugoff has become a virtually forgotten figure. The story is told through the eyes of former employee Ira Deutchman, who sets out to find the truth about the man who had such a major impact on his life, and to understand how such an important figure could have disappeared so completely.
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- Elyce Bonnell
- Peter Broderick
- Bea Brydson
- Nat Chediak
- Costa-Gavras
- Ira Deutchman
- Jean Donnelly
- Robert Downey Sr.
- Jerome Gary
- John Goldstone
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Metacritic
Aug 16, 2021
Searching for Mr. Rugoff is an entertaining and instructive jaunt, and it bristles with small shocks.
Anthony Lane
The New Yorker
Aug 16, 2021
Filmmaker Ira Deutchman offers a compelling biographical portrait of a highly influential New York movie theater owner and independent film distributor that is, by extension, a study of the importance and complexities of creative film marketing.
Godfrey Cheshire
RogerEbert.com
Aug 3, 2021
The portrait that emerges is of a guy who could tell you why you’d want to see “Putney Swope,” and how he’d sell it to the masses, but not somebody you’d want to work for or ever suffer through a disgusting meal with.
Roger Moore
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