A literary work can only be received through symbols, through concepts — for that is what words are; but cinema, like music, allows for utterly direct, emotional, sensuous perception of the work.


p. 176 - Sculpting in Time (1986)


A literary work can only be received through symbols, through concepts — for that is what words are; but cinema, like music, allows for utterly...

A literary work can only be received through symbols, through concepts — for that is what words are; but cinema, like music, allows for utterly...

A literary work can only be received through symbols, through concepts — for that is what words are; but cinema, like music, allows for utterly...

A literary work can only be received through symbols, through concepts — for that is what words are; but cinema, like music, allows for utterly...