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Tag: Jean-Pierre Melville

In Their Words

Born On This Day — October 20, 1917

October 20, 2014October 28, 2021 Michael J. Casey

You really create a film in the editing room, in the silence and night… For me paradise consists in writing the script all alone at home and then in editing it. But I hate the shoot. All this time wasted … Continue reading Born On This Day — October 20, 1917

In Their Words

Born On This Day — October 20

October 20, 2013December 7, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I don’t want to make pompous, serious films; I like films that have a kind of vivacity about them. At this time of the year you think about awards and if you want to win one you think you should … Continue reading Born On This Day — October 20

In Their Words

In Their Words — Monday, March 11, 2013

March 11, 2013December 19, 2021 Michael J. Casey

So do we have to stick forever to the rules, followed a thousand times, which, year in year out, produce five good films? Can we not try something new? Can we not learn from the lessons of the past and … Continue reading In Their Words — Monday, March 11, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Sunday, October 21, 2012

October 21, 2012December 27, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I’m not interested in realism. All my films hinge on the fantastic. I’m not a documentarian; a film is first and foremost a dream, and it’s absurd to copy life in an attempt to produce an exact re-creation of it. … Continue reading In Their Words — Sunday, October 21, 2012

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