A documentary about the most important film collector of all time - Henri Langlois.
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I know this might sound like sacrilege to documentary enthusiasts but: How has this doc not been adapted yet? The resultant film would surely win all of the Oscars. It's based on a true story, set in World War II, with Nazis, tensions and a happy ending. Extra bonus points for the fact that it glorifies the importance of the medium which it exists in. And while I'm sure George Clooney's upcoming Monuments Men is going to be a fine film, this story could totally beat the pants off of it! Henri Langlois single-handedly saved SO MANY FILMS from being destroyed by the Nazis! And then he inspired The French New Wave! And then filmmakers the world over rallied to his support after he was unceremoniously fired! They even shut down the Cannes Film Festival over this! Seriously, this film writes itself! You start near the end with the protests over his firing and then flash-back to the war, then come back to him being reinstated. Maybe even end with a little bit of documentary footage showing the Cinematheque as it still stands today for emphasis? Someone get me the number to the Mayor of Hollywood!
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