Thoughts from directors around the world.
Various people began calling our films “direct cinema,” others called it cinema verité, but nobody really knew what to call them. Some even called it “fly-on-the-wall” but this wasn’t right, at least I never wanted to be a fly on … Continue reading Born On This Day — July 15, 1925
I never considered myself anything more than as a craftsman, a hell of a skilled craftsman, if I may so myself, but nothing more. I create things that are meant to be useful, films or theatrical productions. I’ve never felt … Continue reading Born On This Day — July 14, 1918
Making a big Hollywood film that really affects people is as hard as making a small movie on a credit card. —Cameron Crowe Continue reading Born On This Day — July 13, 1957
Every film, because its primary function is to move, i.e. to take place in time, is a theorem. It is a series of images which, from one end to the other, have an inexorable logic (or even better, a dialectic) … Continue reading Born On This Day — July 13, 1923
I worry it’s gonna fall apart every minute of every day! But we try not to care. You can’t play not to lose. You kind of have to put your ego aside and accept the fact that careers are long, … Continue reading Born On This Day — July 12, 1975
If we could tell a film, why make a film? —Jafar Panahi Continue reading Born On This Day — July 11, 1960
There is no crisis in cinema. There are negative periods. There are times when some films are received well and others aren’t. The past teaches us that some films were received badly, while others go sailing on. There are two … Continue reading Born On This Day — July 7, 1902
…you direct a couple of successful pictures with women stars, so you become a ‘woman’s director’…Direct a sentimental little picture and all you get is sob stuff. I know I’ve been in and out of those little compartments. Heaven knows … Continue reading Born On This Day — July 7, 1899
My method is simple: not to aim at poetry. That must come of its own accord. The mere whispered mention of its name frightens it away. I shall try to build a table. It will be up to you then … Continue reading Born On This Day — July 5, 1889
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