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Quote by David Lean
Movies used to show me a world that I would never be able to see.
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The speaker remembers movies as a way of seeing places or experiences that felt beyond their own reach. The screen offered a view of “a world” they believed they would never be able to encounter directly, making films a window into otherwise inaccessible possibilities.
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- British Film Institute (BFI)
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“I just try to make the best film I can. There’s no real ambition, so to speak. I love movies.”
“Cuando la película tiene un mensaje, cuando tiene corazón o te hace sentir algo, te la llevas contigo y la amas mucho más que si solo fuera risas.”
Read quote“The film is driven by this spirit of rebellion.”
“Não fiz um filme sobre o Cinema Novo, mas com o Cinema Novo.”
“その「表現」のみに力点を置く描法をとっています。”
“I just try to make the best film I can.”
“Je crois que c’est bien de faire rêver positivement, de créer l’espoir.”
“Я искал то, чего еще нет.”
“Nunca la cámara es objetiva.”
“Nobody who wants to do his work well can ignore criticism, for it points to the wrong that must be avoided in the future.”
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