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. ALAIN RESNAIS BeautifulFilmReasonStylizeVisually
For some reason the more time that elapses after the film opens, the more favorable the reviews become. ALAIN RESNAIS ElapseFavourableFilmMoreOpenReasonReviewSomeTime
We should all die with a sharp, brusque heart attack. My father was lucky like that. ALAIN RESNAIS AttackBrusqueDieFatherHeartLuckySharp
There cannot be any communication except through form. If there is no form, you cannot create emotion in the spectator. ALAIN RESNAIS CommunicationCreateEmotionExceptFormSpectator
When I was 12 I made some little films with my friends. I tried to make gangster films, like Fantomas, but I remember being very disappointed with them. ALAIN RESNAIS DisappointFilmFriendGangsterLittleMadeRememberTwelve
A viewer as opposed to a filmmaker might see a film differently. But I’m extremely comfortable with my style. ALAIN RESNAIS ComfortableDifferentlyExtremeFilmmakermightOpposeSeeStyleView
When I was twelve, the passage from silent film to the talkies had an impact on me-I still watch silent films. ALAIN RESNAIS FilmImpactPassageSilentSinceTalkieTwelveWatch
I saw part of The Singing Detective on TV in New York. I said, Something is going on here. ALAIN RESNAIS CountryDetectiveGoPartSawSomethingSpringTelevision
So I used formal techniques to make the film more perceptive emotionally. ALAIN RESNAIS EmotionallyFormalMakeMorePerceptiveTechniqueUse
My films seem to be better understood and better received by the monthly publications ALAIN RESNAIS BetterFilmMonthlyPublicationReceiveSeemUnderstood
For me an unfavorable initial reaction happens fairly often. ALAIN RESNAIS FairyHappenInitialOftenReactionUnfavorable
. On television the first reactions are usually unfavorable. ALAIN RESNAIS FirstReactionTelevisionUnfavorable
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 RESNAIS BookFilmOldPlayReadSawSuchThink
They weren’t frightening at all. I’m sure they’d be very funny now. ALAIN RESNAIS FrightFunnyOverSure
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. ALAIN RESNAIS EarnFilmmakingLiveMakeMiraculousSpecialWork
I am never driven. Every film Ive made has been an assignment. ALAIN RESNAIS AssignmentDriveFilmMadenever
