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In films, we are trained by the American way of moviemaking to think we must understand and 'get' everything right away. But this is not possible. When you eat a potato, you don't understand each atom of the potato!
Jean-Luc Godard
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Jean-Luc Godard
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: December 3
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