When I was twelve, the passage from silent film to the talkies had an impact on me-I still watch silent films. I don't think that there is any such thing as an old film; you don't say, 'I read an old book by Flaubert,' or 'I saw an old play by Moliere.'
It was repugnant, but it was the only way to communicate. - Alain Resnais
It was repugnant, but it was the only way to communicate.
- Alain Resnais
We should all die with a sharp, brusque heart attack. My father was lucky like that. One day he went hunting. He had a good day, he killed a lot of g… - Alain Resnais
We should all die with a sharp, brusque heart attack. My father was lucky like that. One day he went hunting. He had a good day, he killed a lot of g…
So I used formal techniques to make the film more perceptive emotionally. - Alain Resnais
So I used formal techniques to make the film more perceptive emotionally.
There cannot be any communication except through form. If there is no form, you cannot create emotion in the spectator. - Alain Resnais
There cannot be any communication except through form. If there is no form, you cannot create emotion in the spectator.
A viewer as opposed to a filmmaker might see a film differently. But I'm extremely comfortable with my style. - Alain Resnais
A viewer as opposed to a filmmaker might see a film differently. But I'm extremely comfortable with my style.
I can't see any reason why a film shouldn't be stylized and visually beautiful. I don't think a beautiful set is pretentious. - Alain Resnais
I can't see any reason why a film shouldn't be stylized and visually beautiful. I don't think a beautiful set is pretentious.
I never had any special appetite for filmmaking, but you have to make a living and it is miraculous to earn a living working in film. - Alain Resnais
I never had any special appetite for filmmaking, but you have to make a living and it is miraculous to earn a living working in film.
When I was 12 I made some little films with my friends. I tried to make gangster films, like Fantomas, but I remember being very disappointed with th… - Alain Resnais
When I was 12 I made some little films with my friends. I tried to make gangster films, like Fantomas, but I remember being very disappointed with th…
I saw part of The Singing Detective on TV in New York. I said, Something is going on here. - Alain Resnais
I saw part of The Singing Detective on TV in New York. I said, Something is going on here.
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