I Don’t Like The Idea Of “understanding” A Film. I Don’t Believe That Rational Understanding Is An Essential Element In The Reception Of Any Work Of Art. Either A Film Has Something To Say To You Or It Hasn’t. If You Are Moved By It, You Don’t Need It Explained To You. If Not, No Explanation Can Make You Moved By It.

-Federico Fellini

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I Don’t Like The Idea Of “understanding”

Federico Fellini

I Don’t Like The Idea Of “understanding” A Film. I Don’t Believe That Rational Understanding Is An Essential Element In The Reception Of Any Work Of Art. Either A Film Has Something To Say To You Or It Hasn’t. If You Are Moved By It, You Don’t Need It Explained To You. If Not, No Explanation Can Make You Moved By It.

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Movie

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Believe

No Critic Writing About A Film Could Say More Than The Film Itself, Although They Do Their Best To Make Us Think The Oppposite.

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Film