Listen to Me Marlon
When Marlon Brando died in 2004, he was remembered as a great and influential actor, whose life ended in failure – he died a forgotten man, without deserving glory, viewed as a great loser. Stevan Riley recalls Brando using his private archives, including photographs, films, and, mainly, his audio diary, which the star kept throughout his life. The director offers audiences the exceptional experience of having the protagonist narrate his own biography. There are no interviews or talking heads; Brando just talks about himself and does not stop at merely recounting a spectacular career, but gives his views on acting, fame and shares private life secrets. The story sounds completely different from his point of view than when you hear it from controversial headlines. In his memoirs, Brando appears not as a Hollywood celebrity, but as a normal human being.
Stevan Riley
Stevan Riley is a British director, producer, editor and writer. He studied Contemporary History at Oxford. Riley’s first film, Rave Against the Machine (2002), was devoted to the underground music scene in war-torn Sarajevo. His feature-length debut Blue Blood (2006) was reviewed by “Variety” as the best sports film in recent memory. The film is about the collegiate sports rivalry between Oxford and Cambridge.
Filmography
2002 Rave Against the Machine (short)
2006 Blue Blood
2010 Fire in Babylon
2012 Everything or Nothing
2015 Listen to Me Marlon (doc.)
