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Steve Martin Goes To ‘Pieces’ In Morgan Neville’s Emmy-Contending Doc About Comedy Great
Steve Martin goes to 'pieces' in Morgan Neville's two-part documentary about the comedy great.
He would defy the expected setup and punchline routine and go for something off the wall – often silly and pointless, like wearing an arrow through his head or having his lower extremities, seemingly of their own volition, spring into a “happy feet” dance. Neville manages to get below the surface to uncover the elements that formed Martin as a person, chief among them being a fraught relationship with his father Glenn, who was a frustrated performer himself and seems to have been stingy in showing affection to his son or expressing pride in him. Neville, who won an Academy Award for his documentary 20 Feet from Stardom, has directed several films on prominent cultural figures, including children’s TV legend Fred Rogers, musician Yo-Yo Ma, and political commentators Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley.
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