Actors aren’t always as interesting as their performances. Whatever you think of Olympia Dukakis, she is not so splendid a raconteur that she can carry “Olympia,” a feature-length profile directed with grating obsequiousness by Harry Mavromichalis. The heart of the documentary consists of Dukakis (an Oscar winner for “Moonstruck”) holding forth on her life and career, often with her husband, the actor Louis Zorich, who died in 2018. Her many admirers and collaborators offer praise, generally in vague, grandiose terms. (“Olympia probably invented the feminist movement,” says Rocco Sisto, a former student of hers, explaining some of her acting preferences.)

Source: New York Times July 09, 2020 10:52 UTC