For most of the last year, I’ve had an N95 mask sitting in a bag that’s tucked into a corner of my home office. I bring it out for one thing: when a story takes me inside Covid-19 hospitals.

There is a gentleness to the lore around the legendary filmmaker, and such immense heart to his films. They really don’t make them like this anymore. These may be our final tributes to him for a while ...