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I do believe that a film like Ten could never have been made with a 35mm camera. The first part of the film lasts 17 minutes, and by the end of that part, the kid has totally forgotten the camera.
Abbas Kiarostami
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Abbas Kiarostami
Age: 75 †
Born: 1940
Born: January 1
Died: 2016
Died: January 1
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Directors don't always create, they can also destroy with too many demands.
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I think life is so difficult to catch, it's so furtive, that a copy, a film, can in no way catch it and represent it.
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In the total darkness, poetry is still there, and it is there for you.
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