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Manny Farber was an influential American painter known for his abstract expressionist works. Born on February 20, 1917, he spent his career exploring the boundaries of form and color. Farber's paintings often feature geometric shapes and bold brushstrokes, reflecting his interest in both the abstract and the representational. He passed away on August 18, 2008.

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“There are several types of movie space, the three most important being: (1) the field of the screen, (2) the psychological space of the actor, and (3) the area of experience and geography that the film covers.”

Important Film Three Actors Space Fields Type Areas Screens Psychological Geography

Book:Negative Space: Manny Farber on the Movies

Source: Negative Space: Manny Farber on the Movies

“Sunset Boulevard' - the story of Hollywood movies draped on a depressing sex affair - is an uncompromising study of American decadence displaying a sad, worn, methodical beauty few films have had since the late twenties.”

Stories Film Sex Study Late Hollywood Twenties Affair Sunset Worn Depressing Decadence Uncompromising Hollywood Movies Boulevard Methodical Sunset Boulevard Late Twenties

Book:Farber on Film: The Complete Film Writings of Manny Faber: A Special Publication of The Library of America

Source: Farber on Film: The Complete Film Writings of Manny Faber: A Special Publication of The Library of America

“From Here to Eternity' happens to be fourteen-carat entertainment. The main trouble is that it is too entertaining for a film in which love affairs flounder, one sweet guy is beaten to death, and a man of high principles is mistaken for a saboteur and killed on a golf course.”

Men Happens Film Guy Courses Principles Trouble Sweet Eternity Golf Affair Entertainment Entertaining Beaten Mistaken Love Affair Golf Course Fourteen Saboteurs Sweet Guy

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“Orson Welles's second 'I-did-it' should show once and for all that film making, radio and the stage are three different guys better kept separated. 'The Magnificent Ambersons' is one of those versions of the richest family in town during the good old days.”

Should Different Shows Film Guy Three Stage Towns Radio Versions Magnificent Old Days Good Old Days Different Guys

Book:Farber on Film: The Complete Film Writings of Manny Faber: A Special Publication of The Library of America

Source: Farber on Film: The Complete Film Writings of Manny Faber: A Special Publication of The Library of America

About the Author

Born: February 20, 1917
Died: August 18, 2008
Known for: Painter
Quotes: 18

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