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The fable master: Spielberg goes back to the source to reveal the inspiration behind the movies

The most successful movie director of all time, Steven Spielberg’s latest movie The Fabelmans is a biopic of sorts which details the pain of his parents’ divorce and how it informed a lot of his work

Steven Spielberg: the 76-year-old director’s latest film, The Fabelmans, is a retelling of his youth. Illustration: Peter Hanan

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Name and job: Steven Spielberg, filmmaker

Age: 76

Appearance: bearded and bespectacled in the billionaire’s uniform of jeans and trainers.

Newsworthiness: the most successful Hollywood director of all time has made a cinematic memoir of his difficult teenage years that throws new light on his most celebrated films.

After a 50-year career in which he has shaped the popular imagination more than any other filmmaker, Steven Spielberg has finally phoned home. The most successful ...