“The Cinema is too rich; it is obese.”
Isidore Isou (1925–2007) Romanian-born French poet, film critic and visual artist
Venom and Eternity (1951), Danielle's Monologue
“Cinema is far too rich and capable a medium to be merely left to the storytellers.”
From the introduction to the published script.
A Zed and Two Noughts
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