LOUIS XIII®, in Association With the Film Foundation, Organizes Unique "East Meets West" Conversation Between Iconic Filmmakers Stanley Kwan and Alexander Payne

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LOUIS XIII® Cognac, the world's most esteemed spirit from the House of Rémy Martin®, an official supplier of the Cannes Film Festival, forged an exciting partnership in 2011 with The Film Foundation, the leading non-profit organization dedicated to film preservation founded by Martin Scorsese .

Coming from different horizons, the two world-renowned filmmakers shared their thoughts on cinema, discussed their professional individual journeys and answered questions.

Stanley Kwan discussed a scene from Ozu's movie TOKYO STORY and explained      

Alexander Payne commented,          

Payne then showed a clip from Sergio Leone's ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, a film that was restored by The Film Foundation.         

The two filmmakers ended their discussion by speaking about the nature of film making. said Payne to Kwan.

Kwan responded by saying

To highlight the quality in LOUIS XIII® that inspires creativity, Stanley Kwan brought his own "touch" to the East Meets West conversation by revealing a teaser of his new directorial webisode featuring Zhuang Yong, the Chinese freestyle gold-medal winner at the Barcelona Olympic Games.

Following the East Meets West conversation, Augustin Depardon , Global Brand director, invited guests to share a LOUIS XIII® Experience. , introduced Depardon.

Through the success of its first East Meets West conversation at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, LOUIS XIII® has officially staked a claim in the art of cinema, preservation and creation. Here's to many more LOUIS XIII® moments!