The director, 88, made his 50th feature film on a small budget after allegations of abuse and a career break. “A Stroke of Luck” is a wonderful crime satire set in Paris.
The retirement age for Oscar-winning Hollywood directors has been pushed back significantly in recent years: Francis Ford Coppola, 84, Ridley Scott, 86, and even Clint Eastwood, 93, are all still on set and apparently not thinking about quitting. Woody Allen, 88 years old, does.