Steven Spielberg, The 'New Hollywood' Prodigy

Singular yet conventional, daring yet conformist, worldly yet solitary—these paradoxes define the life and work of Steven Spielberg. This portrait before us examines Spielberg’s career through three central themes: childhood, America, and the Holocaust. Using archival film excerpts, the film explores the interplay between private obsessions and collective narratives, tracing Spielberg’s development from a television novice to a defining figure of the “New Hollywood”. In doing so, it highlights the continuity between his life story and the thematic and stylistic coherence of his cinematic universe.