Żuławski on pleasing the majority - 24 fois la vérité par seconde

To please the majority is the requirement of the Planet Cinema. As far as I’m concerned, I don’t make a concession to viewers, these victims of life, who think that a film is made only for their enjoyment, and who know nothing about their own existence.

Andrzej Zulawski

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REVIEWS

Marécages (Wetlands, 2011)

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Żuławski on pleasing the majority

I don't make a concession to viewers, these victims of life, who think that a film is made only for their enjoyment