Cinema is all about going back from shadow to light and back and forth: cinema is a place of transgression. Bruno Dumont backcinemalight Change image and share on social
Each role demands the right actor. To play an artist, one must be an artist. Bruno Dumont actorartistdemand Change image and share on social
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 artistcountrycritical Change image and share on social
Cinema is my religion. It is a way to make people sensitive, through emotions. To make them feel, experience empathy. People are touched and act ethically when they are emotionally touched. Bruno Dumont actcinemaemotion Change image and share on social
Matching character and actor is what a good director does. Bruno Dumont actorcharacterdirector Change image and share on social
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 cinemacountfilmmaker Change image and share on social
The actor already comes with emotions to the scene: fear, the fear of being in front of the camera. It is this fear that spurs the emotion of the scene. I too am afraid; I don't know exactly what I am searching for. On the set, we are all participating in this fear together. Bruno Dumont actorafraidcamera share on social
The people follow what the media say. So if you said that Bruno Dumont is fantastic, it follows that more people would go to see my films. I have no wish to remain on the sidelines. I have no wish to make films that are only seen by bohemians in London and Paris. Bruno Dumont bohemianbrunodumont share on social
You can't create a movie as you think about it. And what's in the scene is not what's being seen. A shot always means something other than what it is. All are vehicles. A landscape is just a vehicle. The viewer might think different things, and I'm not going to intervene. Bruno Dumont createintervenelandscape share on social
Your relationship to a film, and to cinema, is very much determined by yourself, so what is relevant is you. Bruno Dumont cinemadeterminefilm Change image and share on social