Alain Resnais Professions : Film director Born : June 3, 1922 Died : March 1, 2014 Browse All Authors Top 21 quotes by 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. Alain Resnais reason-why beautiful thinking There cannot be any communication except through form. If there is no form, you cannot create emotion in the spectator. Alain Resnais communication form emotion So I used formal techniques to make the film more perceptive emotionally. Alain Resnais film used technique A viewer as opposed to a filmmaker might see a film differently. But I'm extremely comfortable with my style. Alain Resnais style film might 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 movie film special My films seem to be better understood and better received by the monthly publications. On television the first reactions are usually unfavorable. Alain Resnais film television firsts I am never driven. Every film Ive made has been an assignment. Alain Resnais assignments driven film For me an unfavorable initial reaction happens fairly often. For some reason the more time that elapses after the film opens, the more favorable the reviews become. Alain Resnais reactions film reason 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 them. They weren't frightening at all. I'm sure they'd be very funny now. Alain Resnais film littles remember I saw part of The Singing Detective on TV in New York. I said, Something is going on here. Alain Resnais singing new-york sight It was repugnant, but it was the only way to communicate. Alain Resnais communicate talking way 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.' Alain Resnais impact book thinking 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 game, he was with his best friends. He said, "Ah, I'm still a good hunter." Then he said, "I don't feel well," and in 30 seconds it was all over. Alain Resnais good-day heart father The present and the past coexist, but the past shouldn't be in flashback. Alain Resnais present flashback coexist past I never thought of becoming a director. When I was twelve, the passage from silent film to the talkies had an impact on me - I still watch silent films. Alain Resnais never thought me silent I'd even say it's a realistic film because that's the way it happens in our heads; that was the idea. Alain Resnais say film happens way Luck, I never looked to make difficult movies on purpose. You make the films you can make. Alain Resnais movies never you luck Oh, yes, that never happened to me in my life before. It was a risky film, and I warned the producer. Alain Resnais my-life never me life Since we had little money and few documents, we had nothing. Alain Resnais little nothing little-money money That's easy to answer: 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 never you special easy Similar Authors Alex Graves film-director Brad Furman film-director Bryan Singer film-director Bruno Dumont film-director Bruce McDonald film-director Bruce Brown film-director All Authors
