“With a few exceptions, Fellini's films have failure and despair running through them: Life continues, but I can't imagine 'Felliniesque' as an exclusively uplifting adjective. Fellini's best films are the ones that distill this essence -- the paradoxical quality of melancholic ecstasy, a surreal, bittersweet vitality -- to perfection.” I CanRunningFilmQualityImagineDespairPerfectionEssenceUpliftingExceptionEcstasyVitalitySurrealBittersweetAdjectivesParadoxicalBest Film Author:Damian Pettigrew
“A filmmaker should never assume he's superior to his subject. I often find that even the simplest topic remains an enigma. The best film portraits not only evoke that enigma but ingest it in a process that renders what's invisible visible.” ShouldFilmProcessSubjectsRemainsAssumingInvisibleSuperiorsFilmmakerVisiblePortraitsTopicsSimplestEvokeEnigmaBest FilmNever Assume Author:Damian Pettigrew
