''Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only'' is a 1990 documentary presented by

Jonathan Ross Jonathan Stephen Ross (born 17 November 1960) is an English broadcaster, film critic, comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He presented the BBC One chat show ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'' during the 2000s, hosted his own radio show on ...

, in which he interviewed filmmakers including

David Lynch David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946) is an American filmmaker, visual artist and actor. A recipient of an Academy Honorary Award in 2019, Lynch has received three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, and the César Award for Be ...

Aki Kaurismäki Aki Olavi Kaurismäki (; born 4 April 1957) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the award-winning '' Drifting Clouds'' (1996), ''The Man Without a Past'' (2002), ''Le Havre'' (2011) and ''The Other Side of Hope'' (20 ...

, Alejandro Jodorowsky and in 2014, the Spanish filmmaker, Pedro Almodovar.

Alejandro Jodorowsky

The documentary presents a sober look at the behind the scenes machinations of the film industry for Jodorowsky's films up until that point. Films discussed include: '' Fando y Lis'', ''

El Topo ''El Topo'' (, "The Mole") is a 1970 Mexican acid Western art film written, scored, directed by and starring Alejandro Jodorowsky. Characterized by its bizarre characters and occurrences, use of maimed and dwarf performers, and heavy doses of Ju ...

'', ''The Holy Mountain'', '' Santa Sangre'' and Jodorowsky's failed project of ''Dune''. It also features candid interviews with

Dennis Hopper Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker and photographer. He attended the Actors Studio, made his first television appearance in 1954, and soon after appeared in ''Giant'' (1956). In the next ten years ...

Omar Sharif Omar Sharif ( ar, عمر الشريف ; born Michel Yusef Dimitri Chalhoub , 10 April 193210 July 2015) was an Egyptian actor, generally regarded as one of his country's greatest male film stars. He began his career in his native country in the ...

and Marcel Marceau.

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Documentary films about film directors and producers 1990 British television series debuts 1991 British television series endings 1990s British documentary television series Channel 4 original programming English-language television shows {{UK-nonfiction-tv-prog-stub