Following his triumph at Cannes with "All is Lost," Robert Redford went to another festival that he doesn't usually attend--in fact he and fellow Telluride Film Festival tributees Joel and Ethan Coen are all Telluride virgins. "Margin Call" writer-director J.C. Chandor managed to convince Redford to perform in "All is Lost," in the virtually silent solo role of a expert sailor in big trouble alone on the Indian Ocean. It's the first time a Sundance director has asked the head of the Utah Institute and Festival to star in a film, Redford said at his Tribute on Thursday. Redford said, "Sure, let's do it." He got a kick out of returning to his acting roots, he said. The star carries the screen--you believe that he is a capable, canny, confident sailor who resourcefully pits himself against everything that the sea and nature throw at him. In one shot as he prepares to confront a major storm there's a glimpse of that old Sundance Kid smile as he faces a worthy adversary. Redford...
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