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I like to have in all my films a cellula of humanity, a family.
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The speaker wants each film to contain a small, recognisable unit of human life: a family. Calling it a “cellula” presents the family as a basic building block of humanity. The idea is that a family gives the film a human centre, connecting its larger story to relationships and ordinary people.
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