Christian's Favorite Auteurs
Displaying auteurs 1 - 20 of 24 in total
Jordan Belson
“The distinction between an external scene perceived in the usual way and the scene perceived with the inner eye is very slight to me.”
Philippe Grandrieux
“I never watched any rushes. Because I frame the shots and operate the camera, the images are directly inscribed on my retina.”
Emlen Etting
“The films became so much more exciting that my little experiments were pitiful compared to the films of now, it’s all out. It isn’t that they do poems yet, but they do the experimentation that has brought the most fantastic results. I go to the movies now and am absolutely bowled [over] with amazement with the marvels that they do in films. I think it is the great art of today.”
Mitchell Leisen
“The camera never moves arbitrarily in any of my films. It follows somebody across the room or some kind of action; therefore you are not particularly conscious of the camera moving. Unnecessary camera movement destroys the concentration of the audience.”
Alexander Mackendrick
“Film dialogue is best when it has an immediate purpose and produces reactions in others.”
Audrius Stonys
“I love silence. Silence is a powerful tool in cinema language. It gives space for the imagination and contemplation. Silence is not a hole in a soundtrack. It has many colours and meanings.”
Anthony Mann
"Primarily known for his Westerns, Mann portrayed a world of violence against some of the most striking natural vistas in cinema history. His crime films are gritty and real, and all his work reflects an exploration of the complex psychology of the human soul." —William R. Meyer (The Film Buff's Catalog, 1978)
Richard Kern
“Everything else seemed so pretentious, so we were always trying to do stuff that was totally unjustifiable.”
Artavazd Peleshian
“For me, distance montage opens up the mysteries of the movement of the universe. I can feel how everything is made and put together; I can sense its rhythmic movement.”
