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‘Hand of God’ Filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino Honored With Variety Creative Impact in Screenwriting Award
Steven Gaydos Executive VP of ContentFilm history is filled with examples of screenwriters whose subsequent dazzling directorial careers have often eclipsed their brilliant roots as writers. Preston Sturges, Billy Wilder and Sam Peckinpah are only three of the American wordsmiths-turned-helmers that come to mind.
