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Lanthimos went to a film school in Athens that is highly influenced by Ancient Greek composition principles (especially Aristotle). It’s interesting to consider how an ancient culture can into something timeless/sacred but then lose it. Even though it can go dormant, it’s so potent that any culture who revives it goes through a period of rebloom /
... See moreWhat I loved about Cassavetes was that from what I could tell, his films were also about discovery and self education, and learning more about the world through the making of films. That’s what I’ve been trying to do, so I feel akin in that way.
Charlie Sextro • Filmmaker Sean Baker on not giving up – The Creative Independent
When I made Four Letter Words , I didn’t deep dive yet beyond the big titles. Of course, I saw maybe three or four of [John Cassavetes]’(https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001023/){:target=”_blank”}, but I hadn’t seen the entire Cassavetes library, I hadn’t seen the entire Ken Loach library, et cetera, et cetera.
Charlie Sextro • Filmmaker Sean Baker on not giving up – The Creative Independent
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Alex Michaelides • The Silent Patient
The center of the Turkish film industry—which put out seven hundred films a year in those days and was ranked second largest in the world, after India—was in Beyoğlu, on Yeşilçam Street, only ten minutes away,