I don’t think movies can ever be too intense, but people have to understand why you’re showing them the things you are showing them.
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Sometimes when we weep in the movies we weep for ourselves or for a life unlived. Or we even go to the movies because we want to resist the emotion that's there in front of us. I think there is always a catharsis that I look for and that makes the movie experience worthwhile.
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Birth: | 8th October, 1952 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
Edward M. Zwick was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an American film director, screenwriter, and Academy Award winning film producer. His films include Glory, Legends of the Fall, The Siege, The Last Samurai, Blood Diamond, and Defiance. He received a B.A. from Harvard in 1974, and attended the AFI Conservatory, graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1975. He was one of the recipients of the Academy Award for Best Picture for Shakespeare in Love; he was also nominated in the same category for Traffic.
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