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Quote by Sarah Maldoror
Cinema is an art of the present. It’s not about yesterday or tomorrow—it’s about today!
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The quote presents cinema as an art focused on the present moment. Its value lies in showing, expressing, or engaging with what is happening now, rather than looking mainly to the past or future. “Today” is therefore the central point of cinema’s attention.
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- Centre Pompidou
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