Read quote“I'm a very literary person, not so much a cinematographic person. I don't really like cinema very much.”
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About Film
Cinema, filmmaking, visual storytelling, and the cultural role of movies.
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Words on Film
Read quote“Estamos retomando el melodrama clásico”
Read quote““Magnificent, Magnificent! Magnificent ancient people, magnificent Chinese cinema, and magnificent new views of Chinese ancient costume films!””
Read quote“It never crossed my mind I could be a movie star.”
Read quote“All my filmmaking is an attempt to create a space for memory, to recapture memory.”
Read quote“I like to make films that provoke discussion”
Read quote“The length of a movie all depends on what you want to say. I don’t care what is acceptable.”
Read quote“Movies used to show me a world that I would never be able to see.”
Read quote“I just try to make the best film I can. There’s no real ambition, so to speak. I love movies.”
Read quote“Cuando la película tiene un mensaje, cuando tiene corazón o te hace sentir algo, te la llevas contigo y la amas mucho más que si solo fuera risas.”
Read quote“The film is driven by this spirit of rebellion.”
Read quote“Não fiz um filme sobre o Cinema Novo, mas com o Cinema Novo.”
Read quote“その「表現」のみに力点を置く描法をとっています。”
Read quote“I just try to make the best film I can.”
Read quote“Nunca la cámara es objetiva.”
Read quote“Cinema is an art of the present. It’s not about yesterday or tomorrow—it’s about today!”
Read quote““Now we should talk about our history, make films about the human condition, the everyday drama of people, and I think, sophisticated comedies, good comedies.””
Read quote“Making films that are liked isn’t the be all and end all.”
Read quote“Es un filme crítico, pero hecho desde dentro, que pretende desatar una reflexión sobre problemas que tenemos en Cuba y que deben ser superados.”
Read quote““Cry Freetown” was just the wake-up call.”
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After the Last Reel
Olek had spent forty years keeping films steady. He did not expect a young teacher to show him how to let an evening move.
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Before the Screen Went Bright
Mara expected an audience to sit quietly in the dark. Instead, the city taught her that stories become brighter when people bring something of their own.
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Wind in the Frame
Ren wanted to build a perfect film alone. Then the weather, the garden, and a handful of younger artists changed the story.
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