Andre Bazin quotes

André Bazin was a French film critic and theorist, considered one of the most influential voices in cinema studies. His writings emphasized the importance of realism in film and championed directors who sought to represent reality truthfully. He helped found the legendary magazine Cahiers du Cinéma and shaped the thinking of an entire generation of filmmakers and critics. Here are 3 of his quotes:

The 'Western' is the only genre whose origins are almost identical with those of the cinema itself.

Andre Bazin

The cinema substitutes for our gaze a world more in harmony with our desires.

Andre Bazin