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Something Like An Autobiography

This book offers a candid look into the author's life, delving into personal anecdotes, insights, and the evolution of their thoughts and experiences over time. more

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Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa

A renowned Japanese film director, known for his masterpieces such as 'Rashomon' and 'Seven Samurai'. His films profoundly reveal the complexity of human nature and social contradictions, having a profound impact on world cinema. more

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“There is something that might be called cinematic beauty. It can only be expressed in a film, and it must be present for that film to be a moving work. When it is very well expressed, one experiences a particularly deep emotion while watching that film. I believe that it is this quality that draws people to come and see a film, and that it is the hope of attaining this quality that inspires the filmmaker to make his film in the first place.”

“With a good script a good director can produce a masterpiece; with the same script a mediocre director can make a passable film. But with a bad script even a good director can’t possibly make a good film. For truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water. That is what makes a real movie. The script must be something that has the power to do this.”