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Anouk Aimée, Charlotte Rampling, Charles Aznavour, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Evelyne Bouix, Charles Gérard, Laurent Malet, and Michel Piccoli in Viva la vie (1984)

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Viva la vie

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  • François Gaucher: There are three kinds of directors. They tell a story, refuse to tell a story, or explain how to tell a story.
  • [a couple of frames later]
  • François Gaucher: Spielberg tells a story, Fellini refuses to tell a story, and Godard explains how to tell a story.
  • François Gaucher: Dreams are essential, they nourish us. We have to direct our dreams. They're part of our universe, our food and drink. You have to dream your life, not live it.
  • François Gaucher: The situation counts. Not the words, they don't matter. You can say "I love you" and think the opposite. I may mean "I hate you". The words don't count, you must play the situation and the words come later.
  • François Gaucher: Stars commit suicide, not beginners.

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