Wednesday, April 13, 2011

FAVORITE QUOTE FROM PATRICIO GUZMÁN

Favorite quote from Patricio Guzmán, a great documentary filmmaker:
"What I like the most is to be able to film the silences. When a person is unable to continue speaking, has nothing more to say, instead of cutting there, I continue to observe the person. I think I interview more with my eyes than with my words."

(From Film Comment, March/April 2011)

The quote above reminds me of the silent scenes in such documentary films as

1.MODERN LIFE (2008, Raymond Depardon)

2.The Cinématon films of Gérard Courant

JEAN-LUC GODARD – CINÉMATON # 106 (1981)

PHILIPPE GARREL – CINÉMATION # 193 (1982)

SANDRINE BONNAIRE – CINÉMATON # 238 (1982)


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