“ But I think that the spirit of protectionism would be the grave of European cinema. You cannot protect something by building a fence around it and thinking that this will help it survive. ”
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“ But I think that the spirit of protectionism would be the grave of European cinema. You cannot protect something by building a fence around it and thinking that this will help it survive. ”
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“ Every kid in Cuba knows what the dollar is worth, it is the other currency and there are many things you can only buy with American dollars. ”
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“ The culture of independent film criticism has totally gone down the drain and this seems to come with the territory of the consumer age that we are now living in. ”
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“ The culture of independent film criticism has totally gone down the drain and this seems to come with the territory of the consumer age that we are now living in. ”
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“ Ibrahim tells his story without a grain of complaint, and this was true for all of the band members. This is very much part of the Cuban spirit and soul. ”
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“ Every kid in Cuba knows what the dollar is worth, it is the other currency and there are many things you can only buy with American dollars. ”
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“ Every kid in Cuba knows what the dollar is worth, it is the other currency and there are many things you can only buy with American dollars. ”
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“ In this age of consumerism film criticism all over the world - in America first but also in Europe - has become something that caters for the movie industry instead of being a counterbalance. ”
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“ Neither Rainer Werner, nor any of us could have succeeded, or produced the number of films that we did, just on our own. We showed our films to each other, discussed them vigorously and rarely agreed. ”
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“ Havana is one of the poorest cities I've been in the last few years and yet we were never asked for money from anybody during our stay. ”
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“ I'm getting a little bored by the juxtaposition of American and other cinema. I no longer think this division is as true as it might have been in the 1980s, or the early part of the 90s. ”
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“ Ibrahim tells his story without a grain of complaint, and this was true for all of the band members. This is very much part of the Cuban spirit and soul. ”
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“ The culture of independent film criticism has totally gone down the drain and this seems to come with the territory of the consumer age that we are now living in. ”
- Wim Wenders- Copy
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“ In this age of consumerism film criticism all over the world - in America first but also in Europe - has become something that caters for the movie industry instead of being a counterbalance. ”
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“ Many French directors, having now realised there was no more real criticism, that the standards of the past have gone, are very offended about the quality of film criticism. ”
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“ Everything is entertainment; criticism is now entertainment and it seems that the French directors have woken up one day and suddenly realised that they were not backed up any more. ”
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“ I was in the forefront of that discussion for many years and as chairman and president of the European Film Academy had many long debates over this. ”
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“ As proud as I am of European cinema, the way to make it survive is not to make it an endangered species but to put it out there in the world. ”
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“ Neither Rainer Werner, nor any of us could have succeeded, or produced the number of films that we did, just on our own. We showed our films to each other, discussed them vigorously and rarely agreed. ”
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“ In this age of consumerism film criticism all over the world - in America first but also in Europe - has become something that caters for the movie industry instead of being a counterbalance. ”
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“ Of course the French are making very credible movies and it is still one of the greatest nations in terms of world cinema but the real problem is the decay in film criticism. ”
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“ Take opera for example - to go to the opera you have to dress up in a tuxedo and pay lots of money. ”
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“ Butte was once a grand city. To me, that city is like one big stage for Edward Hopper. You could put your camera anywhere, and you felt you were looking at his paintings. ”
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“ Film is a very, very powerful medium. It can either confirm the idea that things are wonderful the way they are, or it can reinforce the conception that things can be changed. ”
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“ For us music is mainly part of the entertainment world and is often a luxury. ”
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“ Maybe it's the music that enables them to function like that, to always take everything as it comes and never complain about the misery, hardship or injustice. ”
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“ Many of the critics today get airline tickets, hotel accommodation, bags, beautiful photographs, gifts and other expenses paid by the distributors, and then are supposed to write serious articles about the movie. ”
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