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Q & A: How Willimon Runs Fincher's 'House ...Director Philip Kaufman Has No Films in National Film Registry: Submit Faves to Film Registration Board by September 15
Shockingly, Philip Kaufman is among the filmmakers with no films on the list (that he directed--as a writer he is represented by "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "The Outlaw Josey Wales"). Apparently, "it is not unusual for it to take many years of Film Board discussion before a title is added to the Registry, if ever," according to one Library of Congress source.
The good news: we can all lobby to nominate worthy films for the voting board to consider. According to Kaufman biographer Annette Insdorf, the Kaufman film with the best shot is likely "The Right Stuff," followed by "The Unbearable Lightness of Being."
There is a process. Write before the September 15 deadline to the Board (which will vote in October or November) c/o Donna Ross, Assistant to The National Film Preservation Board, The Library of Congress: dross@loc.gov.
More on the NFR is here.
2 Comments
Salty Bill | July 23, 2012 6:03 PM
The Right Stuff would be the obvious call.
Donna Ross | July 23, 2012 2:53 PM
It's true that Philip Kaufman's directorial contributions have not yet been recognized by the National Film Registry. However, Kaufman is represented by "The Outlaw Josey Wales," for which he co-wrote the screenplay; and "Raiders of the Lost Ark," for which he received story credit.
Donna Ross
Boards Assistant
National Film Registry
Library of Congress National Film Preservation Board