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What Is Cinema?

20131h 20mChuck Workman
IMDb 6.1 · Rotten Tomatoes 56%

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Using the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Bresson to new interviews with Mike Leigh, David Lynch, and Jonas Mekas, Oscar-winning filmmaker Chuck Workman shows what these filmmakers and others do that can't be expressed in words - but only in cinema.

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What is What Is Cinema? (2013) about?

Using the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Bresson to new interviews with Mike Leigh, David Lynch, and Jonas Mekas, Oscar-winning filmmaker Chuck Workman shows what these filmmakers and others do that can't be expressed in words - but only in cinema.

Who stars in What Is Cinema??

What Is Cinema? stars Chantal Akerman (Self), Robert Altman (Self), David Lynch (Self), Costa-Gavras (Self), Robert Bresson (Self). The film was directed by Chuck Workman.

How long is What Is Cinema??

What Is Cinema? has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2013.

Is What Is Cinema? worth watching?

What Is Cinema? holds an IMDb rating of 6.1/10. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 56. Fans of Documentary are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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