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James Acheson has 0 costumed titles in the Nutevio catalogue.
The recognisable elements are rewatchability, visual style, originality. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same eye, re-tuned for different registers. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is staged.
Acheson set terms other filmmakers now work against: the structures, the pacing and the refusal to explain. Awards bodies have often been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
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Ryuichi Sakamoto
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4 shared titles · The Last Emperor

Terry Gilliam
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Bernardo Bertolucci
Director
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Stan Lee
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4 shared titles · Spider-Man 2

Avi Arad
Producer
4 shared titles · Spider-Man 2

Sam Raimi
Director
4 shared titles · Spider-Man 2

Michael Palin
Actor
3 shared titles · Brazil

Tobey Maguire
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3 shared titles · Spider-Man 2

Kirsten Dunst
Actor
3 shared titles · Spider-Man 2

James Franco
Actor
3 shared titles · Spider-Man 2

Rosemary Harris
Actor
3 shared titles · Spider-Man 2
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