Phillip Noyce, the ace Australian director behind “The Quiet American” “Salt and “Rabbit Proof Fence,” is no ordinary storyteller. His genial, almost bumbling, demeanor belies a quick ...

Though Australian filmmaker Phillip Noyce was a 5-year-old when the legendary Satyajit Ray grabbed global attention with Pather Panchali, the movie has deeply impacted him and how he looks at cinema.