Pedro Costa and the Revolutionary Constellation of Portuguese ...

he has invented his own cinematic universe where out of chaos and detritus come moments of pure poetry and the deepest enlightenment.

It isn’t easy to explain why I shoot films so far from home, but I do know that a healthy imagination needs space; the great works of cinema weren’t made while standing at the kitchen sink. For me, every film is a ticket into the world and the business of living. What I’m looking for is an unspoilt, humane spot for man to exist, an area worthy of h

Academia stifles cinema, encircling it like a liana vine wraps round a tree, smothering and draining away all life. Construct films, don’t deconstruct them. Create poetry, don’t destroy it. Whenever I encounter film theorists, I lower my head and charge.

Tous ces grands cinéastes n’étaient pas des gens qui essayaient de plaire ou d’être prévenants, c’étaient des gens avec leurs qualités et leurs défauts mais tous fascinés par la nature humaine ou par la société, qu’ils éclairaient d’une certaine lumière, ni douce ni indulgente mais vraie. Et c’est ce qui permettait au