Cinema’s Thoreau Is Begging You Not to Make Another Movie or Write Another Book

Victor Kossakovsky has no time for fools, especially when it comes to directors and cinema. He’s even came up with ten rules for would-be helmers, the main one being: “Don’t film if you can live without filming.”

He nods. It’s 10:30 AM, and the no-frills Russian filmmaker, with his graying beard, disheveled silver locks, and…