What's really interesting about that is that a lot of these words that were incendiary in their time now seem almost harmless and laughable, because they have this archaic quality. Philip Kaufman archaicharmlessincendiary Change image and share on social
Whatever you think of de Sade, he was a complex figure and we should not look for easy answers with him. He was, strangely perhaps, against the death penalty, and he was never put in prison for murders or anything like that. Philip Kaufman answercomplexdeath share on social
I read, therefore I'm interested in writers. Philip Kaufman interestreadwriter Change image and share on social
That's a little homage in a way to that and also to create that sort of creepy atmosphere that Hitchcock did. Vertigo was one of his great movies that was shot right here in The City and it's about a woman and the psychological twists and so forth. Philip Kaufman atmospherecitycreate share on social
I shot a lot of close-ups on this movie 'cause there's like a dual mystery, she's searching through her haunted past to find some truth and she's also following an external mystery where she comes to think she might be the killer. Philip Kaufman closedualexternal share on social
It just seemed to me to be a great story, set back in its time but something that seemed to have relevance for our time. Now that the film is coming out, it looks like we're back in another time where repression of expression is all the rage. Philip Kaufman backcomeexpression share on social
You can have a lot of unhappiness by not having money, but the reverse is no guarantee of happiness. Philip Kaufman guaranteehappinesslot Change image and share on social
And I liked this extreme character of de Sade. Philip Kaufman characterextremesade Change image and share on social
Whereas European films have traditionally been able to go into adult relationships. I think there's a huge audience in America for those kinds of films. Philip Kaufman adultamericaaudience Change image and share on social
The truth is, I'm drawn to all kinds of things. Philip Kaufman drawkindthing Change image and share on social
