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John Kander has 0 scores in the Nutevio catalogue.

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Composer in the Nutevio catalogue.
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John Kander has 0 scores 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.
Kander 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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Robert Benton
Director
7 shared titles · Still of the Night

Bill Condon
Director
4 shared titles · Kiss of the Spider Woman

Néstor Almendros
Director of Photography
3 shared titles · Still of the Night

Meryl Streep
Actor
2 shared titles · Still of the Night

Diego Luna
Actor
2 shared titles · Kiss of the Spider Woman

Jennifer Lopez
Actor
2 shared titles · Kiss of the Spider Woman

Liza Minnelli
Actor
2 shared titles · Cabaret
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