“Black-and-white gives you that sort of parallel world. Also, it's very close to the condition of dreaming, to the unconscious.” WorldGivingDreamBlackWhiteConditionsUnconsciousBlack And WhiteParallels Author:John Boorman
“Up until the middle to late '60s, it was a choice to film in black-and-white or color. But then television became so vital to a film's finance, and television won't show black-and-white. So that killed it off, really.” ShowsFilmChoicesBlackWhiteMiddleTelevisionColorLateFinanceBlack And White Author:John Boorman
“The resistance to black-and-white is huge, in the way that you have to sell the film. It's difficult to distribute around the world.” WorldWayFilmDifficultBlackWhiteHugeSellsResistanceAround The WorldBlack And White Author:John Boorman
“Black and white is much closer to the condition of dreaming. It links you to the subconscious and I think that was part of the great appeal of movies originally.. this strange otherness.” ThinkingDreamBlackWhiteConditionsStrangeAppealsLinksBlack And WhiteSubconsciousOtherness Author:John Boorman