The historical fact is that cinema was constituted as such by becoming narrative, by presenting a story, and by rejecting its other possible directions. The approximation which follows is that, from that point, the sequences of images and even each image, a single shot, are assimilated to propositions or rather oral utterances [...].
Gilles DeleuzeAbout author
- Author's profession: Philosopher
- Nationality: french
- Born: January 18, 1925
- Died: November 4, 1995
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