In 2023, Diane Keaton shot her last film, the comedy Summer Camp. Its director remembers her energy, fearlessness and effortless authenticity on setDiane Keaton had been an icon since before I was even who was I to direct her? To fill her head with my dialogue? To give her a note, suggesting: “It might be even funnier if you tried …”?And yet, as she towered over me in sky-high Gucci platform booties, she never made me feel even one inch less tall as I guided her through what would wind up being her final film. Continue reading...
Thursday 16 October 2025
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Diane Keaton remembered by her final director: ‘Cameramen dissolved into puddles at her feet’
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