An actor is an instrument. One needs to control them. Bruno Dumont actorcontrolinstrument Change image and share on social
Cinema builds memories; great films continue to exist in the spectator's mind. We are naturally capable of and prone to nostalgia. A spectator will reconstruct a film he or she has seen, years later, and may even change their original opinion. One critic, for example, once gave the finger to one of my films; later he wrote me to apologize. Bruno Dumont apologizebuildcapable share on social
Cinema is made to film material: the body. By filming the material, the mechanical, the worker, we arrive at the spiritual. Bruno Dumont arrivebodycinema Change image and share on social
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 bitebodycinema share on social
Sound creates an intimate effect: the sensation to feel the place. It makes the viewer enter. You have the liberty to hear what you want. Bruno Dumont createeffectenter Change image and share on social
For working with non-professional actors, you have to have this particular desire to work with people who are reluctant to play in a movie. I like this relationship. I'm like a recruiter, an employment agency giving someone employment. Bruno Dumont actoragencydesire share on social
When you make movies, you have to be preoccupied with the social problems, otherwise there is no point in making a movie. To have a story, you need a social problem. Not necessarily a problem, but something to get the idea for a story, otherwise there's no story. Bruno Dumont ideamakemovie share on social
I don't want actors to know anything. The more they are lost, the better they play. Bruno Dumont actorloseplay Change image and share on social
No movie can claim to be a work of philosophy. They fulfill a totally different need in people. Bruno Dumont claimfulfillmovie Change image and share on social
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 abstractioncriticiseexist Change image and share on social