I had made Primary and a few other films. Then I went to France with Leacock for a conference [the 1963 meeting sponsored by Radio Television Française]. I was surprised to see the Cinema vérité filmmakers accosting people on the street with a microphone. My goal was to capture real life without intruding. Between us there was a contradiction. It made no sense. They had a cameraman, a sound man, and about six more—a total of eight men creeping through the scenes. It was a little like the Marx Brothers. My idea was to have one or two people, unobtrusive, capturing the moment.

Robert Drew over Cinéma vérité. Bron.

Elk jaar doen we een week lang eindejaarslijstjes op Salon Indien en elk jaar is het weer een worsteling wat er in de lijst komt en wat er uit moet. 10 plekken. 10 films. Vreselijk. Maar ja, bij deze mijn favoriete filmische output van het jaar 2011.

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