The film that I make, I make it in the same place as I make my books. It’s the place I call the place of passion where one is deaf and blind. Ultimately, I try to stay there as long as possible. Film that’s made for entertainment, for distraction, the film… what should I call it, I’ll call it Saturday film, or consumerist society film, is made where the spectator is and it follows very exact formulas, for entertainment, to keep the spectator engaged for the duration of the spectacle. Once the show is over, the film leaves nothing – nothing. It is a film that disappears as soon as it is over. And I have the feeling that mine begins the following day, like with a reading.
Marguerite Duras
