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Rebecca Solnit, on Cinema
“Movies are made of darkness as well as light; it is the surpassingly brief intervals of darkness between each luminous still image that make it possible to assemble the many images into one moving picture. Without that darkness, there would … Continue reading
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Film Quote (Tarkovsky)
“In cinema it is necessary not to explain, but to act upon the viewer’s feelings, and the emotion which is awoken is what provokes thought.” Andrei Tarkovsky
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Film quote
“Could it be that some film directors (like Hitchcock), if they are to gaze with such longing, are safer and freer if they don’t ask too much about their own motives? Is it possible that a similar liberating restraint applies … Continue reading
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More from Andrew Sarris
“Visual style is never an end in itself, and it cannot be ultimately defended except as it relates to a director’s taste and sensibility. Any visual style can be mechanically reproduced, but without the linkage to a directorial personality, the … Continue reading
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Andrew Sarris quote
“In cinema, as in all art, only those who risk the ridiculous have a real shot at the sublime.” (Andrew Sarris, The American Cinema)
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