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Notes on the Cinematographer

Robert Bresson makes some quite radical distinctions between what he terms "cinematography" and something quite different: "cinema"—which is for him nothing but an attempt to photograph theater and use it for the screen.

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Director of The Trial of Joan of Arc, Pickpocket, A Prisoner Escapes, Diary of a Country Priest, Money, and many other classic films, Robert Bressonis, quite simply, one of the most brilliant cinematographers in the history of film.

Themes
moviesart
Audience
adult
Length
short · 136 pages

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