Bruno Dumont Quotes

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Bruno Dumont

Profession : Director

Birth : March 14, 1958

I think there's not a lot of real filmmakers. There are only a few people who make real cinema. I can count them on my fingers.

Bruno Dumont

I think that the cinema is a physical thing. What I'm looking for is creating a physical shock with the audience. I don't care of the meaning. I don't care of the idea. I don't want to say something. I want to make a 'shock physique.'

Bruno Dumont

No movie can claim to be a work of philosophy. They fulfill a totally different need in people.

Bruno Dumont

To retain his dignity, an artist must live in opposition. He must be critical of his country. If not, then he is worthless.

Bruno Dumont

Women exist in my imagination. So they are necessarily a type of abstraction. Many women criticise me for this vision, but I explain to them it's to be expected, because I am a man.

Bruno Dumont

Personally, I don't give a toss about French viewers. I make films for foreigners - it's a bit like Ken Loach, who's not very popular in England but has had a lot of success in France. Cinema is always an experience in a foreign body.

Bruno Dumont