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Quote by David Cronenberg
For me, the essence of cinema is a human face speaking.
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The speaker sees cinema’s deepest power in the presence of a person speaking on screen. A human face carries the words through expression, attention, and direct connection, making conversation itself feel like the heart of film.
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