Terrence Malick: Rehearsing the Unexpected
Edited by Carlo Hintermann and Daniele Villa (Faber and Faber, £25)
Terrence Malick is a man of mysteries. Over the last 40 years, the American director has released just six films, with a 20-year pause between the second and third. Unlike most directors, he shows no interest in being a gun for hire and only makes films he has written. He frustrates his studio bosses by spending years in the editing suite getting each scene exactly right. He never does publicity, forbids his image being used in promotional material and almost never gives interviews.