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What Is Cinema?

What Is Cinema?

2013 Documentary
Release date : September 6, 2013
Runtime : 1h 20m
Countries of origin : United States of America / France / Canada /
Original Language : English / French /
Director : Chuck Workman /
Writers : Chuck Workman /
Production companies :
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Using the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Bresson to new interviews with Mike Leigh, David Lynch, and Jonas Mekas, Oscar-winning filmmaker Chuck Workman shows what these filmmakers and others do that can't be expressed in words - but only in cinema.
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Chantal Akerman
Chantal Akerman
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Robert Altman
Robert Altman
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David Lynch
David Lynch
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Costa-Gavras
Costa-Gavras
Self
Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson
Self
Rob Epstein
Rob Epstein
Self
Abbas Kiarostami
Abbas Kiarostami
Self
Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh
Self
Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas
Self
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
Self
Yvonne Rainer
Yvonne Rainer
Self
Kelly Reichardt
Kelly Reichardt
Self
Ken Jacobs
Ken Jacobs
Self
Bill Viola
Bill Viola
Self
Michael Winterbottom
Michael Winterbottom
Self
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Self
James Franco
James Franco
Self
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Self

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  • title：What Is Cinema?
  • status：Released
  • Release date： 2013
  • Runtime：1h 20m
  • Genres： Documentary ·
  • Countries of origin： United States of America · France · Canada ·
  • Original Language： English · French ·
  • Director： Chuck Workman /
  • Writers： Chuck Workman ·
  • Production companies：
  • Overview：Using the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Bresson to new interviews with Mike Leigh, David Lynch, and Jonas Mekas, Oscar-winning filmmaker Chuck Workman shows what these filmmakers and others do that can't be expressed in words - but only in cinema.
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