Schnabel has jumped from the ranks of gifted dabbler to proper director.
Julien Devaux, who made a documentary about Mr. Alys and was a part-time cameraman on "Tornado," said, "When Francis does a movie, he doesn't approach it as a proper director with a story line but as a painter".
"It's amazing how strong that feeling is that says, 'You're not a proper director if you don't do it this way.'" However, ex-artistic director of the RSC Michael Boyd is quick to warn against a false dichotomy.
During performances, I'd sit in the audience thinking, "Oh that's good acting or good writing or good whatever," but it didn't seem much to do with me - which probably means I'm not a proper director.
Mälzel's problem was finding a proper director for the machine, having trained an unknown woman in France before coming to the United States.
Not to mention artists themselves – Julian Schnabel, Douglas Gordon, Steve McQueen, et al – who are stepping forward to deliver movies on equal terms with "proper" film directors.
Back in the limousine after the rehearsal, everyone is atwitter, even the very proper opera director.
Lamé worked on it with a "proper theatre director", Christine Handar-Brown, and felt the results didn't suit her personality.
On paper, the joint venture had a proper board of directors.
Next month, a new code of corporate governance will take effect, requiring boards to have more independent directors, proper audit and remuneration committees and so forth.
