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Some people can't believe in themselves

"Some people can't believe in themselves until someone else believes in them first." Good Will Hunting (1997) Dr. Sean Maguire(Robin Williams)

Laurent Bouzereau: He’s made more than 300 films about some of the greatest movies of all time, from Ben Hur to Jaws

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Source:  http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/laurent-bouzereau-five-came-back-documentaries-steven-spielberg-roman-polanski-george-lucas-a7666756.html The three-part  Five Came Back  is a fascinating miniseries involving five of today’s great directors – Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Guillermo del Toro, Paul Greengrass and Lawrence Kasdan – relaying the impact and importance of five heavyweight directors of the past – Frank Kapra, John Ford, George Stevens, William Wyler and John Huston – when they agreed to leave the studios and head out to war to document the  action  on the battle fields as it unfolded.  The series, which is narrated by Meryl Streep, provides some fascinating insights and is receiving rave reviews. It’s even had a run in US cinemas so that it can qualify for the Oscars. And yet few are talking about the  man  in the director’s chair, Laurent Bouzereau. His is an equally fascinating story.   He’s made more than 300