Editing Steven Soderbergh (section)

=== 1989: directorial debut ===
After Soderbergh returned to Baton Rouge, he wrote the screenplay for ''[[Sex, Lies, and Videotape]]'' on a [[legal pad]] during an eight-day cross-country drive.<ref name="hindu032">{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2003/07/18/stories/2003071801230100.htm|title=A filmmaker's celluloid feats|last=Mahadevan-Dasgupta|first=Uma|date=July 18, 2003|work=The Hindu|access-date=March 4, 2008|archive-date=December 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216125216/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2003/07/18/stories/2003071801230100.htm|url-status=usurped}}</ref> The film tells the story of a troubled man who videotapes women discussing their lives and sexuality, and his impact on the relationship of a married couple.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2015/apr/17/my-favourite-cannes-winner-sex-lies-and-videotape|title=My favourite Cannes winner: sex, lies and videotape |last=Barnes |first=Henry |date=April 17, 2015 |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |access-date=April 13, 2018}}</ref> Soderbergh submitted ''Sex, Lies, and Videotape'' to the [[1989 Cannes Film Festival]] where, at age 26, he became the youngest solo director to win the [[Palme d'Or]], the top prize.<ref name=":3"/><ref name="Canby2">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/27/movies/critic-s-notebook-for-the-cannes-winner-untarnished-celebrity.html |title=Critics' Notebook; For the Cannes Winner, Untarnished Celebrity |last=Canby |first=Vincent |author-link=Vincent Canby |date=May 27, 1989 |work=[[The New York Times]] |url-access=subscription}} Although Canby does not note it in the cited article, [[Louis Malle]] was 23 when he won the Palme d'Or [[1956 Cannes Film Festival|in 1956]] with co-director Jacques-Yves Cousteau for ''[[The Silent World]]''.</ref> Its critical performance led it to become a worldwide commercial success, grossing $36.7&nbsp;million on a $1.2&nbsp;million budget.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=sexliesandvideotape.htm|title=sex, lies and videotape (1989) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=April 14, 2018}}</ref>

''Sex, Lies, and Videotape'' is considered to be the most influential catalyst of the 1990s [[Independent film|Independent Cinema]] movement.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2014/01/how-steven-soderberghs-sex-lies-and-videotape-still-influences-sundance-after-25-years-31300/|title=How Steven Soderbergh's 'sex, lies and videotape' Still Influences Sundance After 25 Years|last=Axmaker|first=Sean|date=January 15, 2014|work=IndieWire|access-date=April 13, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/sex-lies-and-videotape-1989 |title=sex, lies, and videotape Movie Review (1989) |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |date=August 1, 1989|website=www.rogerebert.com |access-date=April 14, 2018}}</ref> Film critic [[Roger Ebert]] called Soderbergh the "[[Poster child|poster boy]] of the [[Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]] generation".<ref name="rogerebert.suntimes.com2">{{cite news |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060126/REVIEWS/60117006/1023 |title=Reviews: Bubble |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=January 27, 2006 |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |access-date=June 1, 2022 |archive-date=September 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928223902/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060126%2FREVIEWS%2F60117006%2F1023 |url-status=dead}}</ref> His relative youth and sudden rise to prominence in the film industry had him referred to as a "sensation" and a prodigy.<ref name="Baron">{{Cite news|url=https://www.gq.com/story/steven-soderbergh-destroy-hollywood|title=This Man Has a Brilliant Plan to Destroy Hollywood|last=Baron|first=Zach|date=August 1, 2017|work=GQ|access-date=April 13, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/75289/10-facts-about-sex-lies-and-videotape|title=10 Facts About ''sex, lies, and videotape''|last=Aquino|first=Tara|date=February 12, 2016|work=Mental Floss|access-date=April 13, 2018}}</ref> In 2006, ''Sex, Lies, and Videotape''  was selected by the [[Library of Congress]] for preservation in the United States [[National Film Registry]], being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and the [[American Film Institute]] nominated it as one of the greatest movies ever made.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/58277 |title=SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE |work=AFI Catalog |access-date=April 14, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skylineindiefilmfest.org/sex-lies-videotape-50-favorite-indie-films/|title=Sex, Lies, and Videotape: 50 Favorite Indie Films – Skyline Indie Film Fest|website=www.skylineindiefilmfest.org |access-date=April 14, 2018}}</ref>