A Classy Broad
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  Marcia Nasatir
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It is ironic that this documentary film about one of the pioneer film producers who often was the key person in getting a film green-lighted has just been completed and is now looking for distribution. Marcia Nasatir, who is about to turn 90 years of age is the subject of this movie. She was the first female vice president of production of a major movie studio (United Artists). The director producer of “A Classy Broad†is Anne Goursaud, an accomplished film editor who is hoping that this movie will be her breakthrough film. It is is all about inside Hollywood.
Ms. Nasatir, the centerpiece of this documentary, is well-known, well-liked, and well respected by many legendary movie insiders some of whom appear in this film. Prominent among this group was Mike Medavoy, former Chairman of Tristar and United Artists, and co-founder of Orion Pictures. Others include screenwriters and directors such as Lawrence Kasdan, Tony Bill, Lucy Fisher, Rob Cohen, Robert Towne and the late Lorenzo Semple, Jr. We also hear numerous stories about Ms. Nasatir’s role in many successful movies, such as One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The Sting, Hamburger Hill, Coming Home, Rocky The Big Chill and many others. Also appearing in the documentary is actress Glenn Close, who is one of the stars of The Big Chill. Ms. Nasatir’s career was “rocky†itself as she was sometimes passed over for promotion, no doubt because women were not just moved into these leadership positions in the film industry during the 1970s and ‘80s.
If there is anything lacking in this movie, it would be not having more of the personal life of Ms. Nasatir. We know very little about her childhood, education, marriage, divorce and her two children. While these details all might make the type of a story that Ms. Nasatir might look for in an interesting feature film, they are certainly not necessary or essential to appreciate this documentary film about this “Classy Broad†and her very successful career in the movie business. (2016)
Category: 3 Stars, Biography, Documentary | Tags: 2016, A Classy Broad, Ann Goursaud, Hollywood, Lawrence Kasden, Lorezo Semp;le Jr. Glenn Close, Lucy Fisher, Marcia Nasatir, Mike Medavoy, movie producers, Rob Cohen, Robert Towne, Tony Bill, United Artists One comment »
March 12th, 2019 at 8:38 PM
I had the honor to meet Marcia Nasatir this past Sunday at the
Laemmle Music Hall in Beverly Hills.
The documentary was OUTSTANDING!
Which it could have been longer.
The Q & A after the film was SPARKLING!
Marcia was very gracious and humorous as well.
It was a real treat for me.
Anne Goursaud did a fantastic job.