Director William Friedkin is the recipient of the lifetime achievement award at this year’s Lux Film Fest. He talked with Duncan Roberts about the state of the film industry, his career and spirituality in his work.
In a career spanning 60 years, William Friedkin has produced a stellar body of work that includes modern classics such as The French Connection (which landed him a best director Oscar) and the iconic The Exorcist. The latter is being screened, alongside acclaimed thriller To Live and Die in LA and neo-noir adventure The Sorcerer as part of a retrospective at the Luxembourg City Film Festival.