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Mohsen Makhmalbaf quotes about film

Iranian Director May 29, 1957

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I've heard about brothers making films, but I've never heard about whole families making films like this. We didn't intend to do it; it wasn't something that we planned - it just gradually happened. Mohsen Makhmalbaf
A problem was the lack of cooperation of the Afghan community itself. The women, though living in Iran, were under cover and not willing to participate in the film, and none of the ethnic groups were willing to work together or be together. Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Usually people like to categorise artists. With my films, I categorise people: if I know which one of my movies you like, I can tell which kind of a person you are. Mohsen Makhmalbaf
From my films, you can at least learn about Iran, you can get a sense of the history and the society. But no such films have been made about Afghanistan, so you really can't know much about it. Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Mohsen Makhmalbaf quote: "If I make two films in a year, they'll be different. This is..."
If I make two films in a year, they'll be different. This is my style - I can't have just one way. Mohsen Makhmalbaf
In many ways, it is very real, because I sat there for 9 days, and it was constantly happening, and that was the 9 days of making the film. But you can't say that it's 100% true, because there are places where I've been intrusive and interfered. Mohsen Makhmalbaf
When we began filming, these people had legs, but as we were filming, they had been injured and they were brought to the hospital to have their legs amputated, and that's where we found them and asked them to come and be part of the film. Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Mohsen Makhmalbaf quote: "But also, there are no films being made about Afghanistan."
But also, there are no films being made about Afghanistan. Mohsen Makhmalbaf

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