More than a decade after his death, treasured American filmmaker Mike Nichols still inspires contemporary masters like Noah Baumbach .

Writer-director Baumbach was honored for 30 years’ worth of distinctive vision and indelible movie moments from “France Ha,” “The Squid and the Whale” and “Marriage Story” at this year’s Telluride Film Festival . He used the opportunity to reflect on the enduring legacy of his friend and touchstone, Nichols.

“He was the wisest person on every subject, and would say things in a way that would distill it,” Baumbach shared at Q&A following his thunderous tribute to Telluride’s Palm Theater.

“I was going through a painful personal time, a breakup, and I had lunch with him. I just went on and on, at that point I was telling anybody who would listen,” Baum

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