Following the story of Frans Afman; Hollywood Banker tells the story of how a middling Dutch bank became the most important financiers of independent cinema propelled by the genius of one man whose hobby became his career.
From start to finish this is a personal tale. Directed by Rozyman Afman, daughter of the films subject, Hollywood Banker tracks her fathers career in Hollywood finance from beginning to end. With stunning pace, creative choice of locations, a measured mixture of interviews, exerts,and movie footage Hollywood Banker hold your interest from start to finish. Whilst some may read the blurb and wonder how on earth a film about a financier, whose life couldn’t be further from The Wolf on Wall Street, could be at all interesting (myself included), five minutes of this film will change your mind. Where many documentaries reach a plateau about half way through and struggle to recreate their early intensity until the very end, Hollywood Banker holds its pace throughout. Not only is this a great documentary, but it has a riveting subject matter and left me genuinely curious to learn more.
This is an aspect of Hollywood that people rarely see, and is a story of a time passed, when independent cinema was at its strength and could truly compete with big budget blockbusters. Hollywood Banker is a brilliant documentary and is a must watch for film buffs everywhere. What begins as a personal journey for the director becomes a brilliantly interesting subject and I would thoroughly recommend this documentary to anyone.
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