I don’t think that there is any such thing as an old film; you don’t say, ‘I read an old book by Flaubert,’ or ‘I saw an old play by Moliere.’
ALAIN RESNAISFor some reason the more time that elapses after the film opens, the more favorable the reviews become.
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. On television the first reactions are usually unfavorable.
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I saw part of The Singing Detective on TV in New York. I said, Something is going on here.
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I can’t see any reason why a film shouldn’t be stylized and visually beautiful. I don’t think a beautiful set is pretentious.
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A viewer as opposed to a filmmaker might see a film differently. But I’m extremely comfortable with my style.
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It was repugnant, but it was the only way to communicate.
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So I used formal techniques to make the film more perceptive emotionally.
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I never had any special appetite for filmmaking, but you have to make a living and it is miraculous to earn a living working in film.
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When I was twelve, the passage from silent film to the talkies had an impact on me-I still watch silent films.
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There cannot be any communication except through form. If there is no form, you cannot create emotion in the spectator.
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We should all die with a sharp, brusque heart attack. My father was lucky like that.
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For me an unfavorable initial reaction happens fairly often.
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I am never driven. Every film Ive made has been an assignment.
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For some reason the more time that elapses after the film opens, the more favorable the reviews become.
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They weren’t frightening at all. I’m sure they’d be very funny now.
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My films seem to be better understood and better received by the monthly publications
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