What Is Cinema?

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What Is Cinema?

6.1 | 1h20m | en | Documentary

Using the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Bresson to new interviews with Mike Leigh, David Lynch, and Jonas Mekas, Oscar-winning filmmaker Chuck Workman shows what these filmmakers and others do that can't be expressed in words - but only in cinema.

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Released: September. 06,2013 | Released Producted By: , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Chantal Akerman , Robert Altman , David Lynch

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Chuck Workman

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Cast

Chantal Akerman

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Porto No Home Movie What Is Cinema? Guest Chantal Akerman, From Here Je Tu Il Elle

Robert Altman

as Self

What Is Cinema? Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession A Decade Under the Influence The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

David Lynch

as Self

Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House Moby Doc Meeting the Beatles in India Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound Impressions: A Journey Behind The Scenes Of Twin Peaks Lucky A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks Tell It Martin Bad Binoculars

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gavin6942 Using the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Bresson to new interviews with Mike Leigh, David Lynch, and Jonas Mekas, Oscar-winning filmmaker Chuck Workman shows what these filmmakers and others do that can't be expressed in words - but only in cinema.Thank you for talking with David Lynch, who says "it can be like a dream" when watching cinema. In a way, this is sort of the point. It is trying to bring us in, get an emotional response, tell a story... make the false true and the fake real. If you can make fantasy a reality, you have succeeded.There seems to be a growing number of "documentaries" that just show film clips and talk over them. Most are garbage. This one is okay. Not great, but okay. There are enough moments of directors talking about the films that influenced them to really be helpful, and enough footage from lesser-known films to really spark someone to add to their watch-list.