Quote by JeanLuc Godard

The cinema is not an art which films life: the cinema is something between art and life. Unlike painting and literature, the cinema both gives to life and takes from it, and I try to render this concept in my films. Literature and painting both exist as art from the very start; the cinema doesn't.

The cinema is not an art which films life: the cinema is som

Summary

This quote by Italian film director Federico Fellini highlights the unique nature of cinema as an art form that exists in the realm between art and life. Fellini suggests that while literature and painting are creations of art from the beginning, cinema interacts with life, drawing inspiration and material from it. Additionally, Fellini emphasizes his efforts to capture this dynamic relationship in his films, reflecting the cinema's ability to both contribute to and extract from the realities of human experience.

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Film / Filmmaking / Movies

By JeanLuc Godard

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