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> [Above all, documentary must reflect the problems and realities of the present. It cannot regret the past; it is dangerous to prophesy the future. It can, and does, draw on the past in its use of existing heritages but it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rotha/above-all-documentary-must-reflect-the-problems-and-realities-of-the/)

Paul Rotha

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## More by Paul Rotha

> [Above all, documentary must reflect the problems and realities of the present. It cannot regret the past; it is dangerous to prophesy the future.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rotha/above-all-documentary-must-reflect-the-problems-and-realities-of-the/)

Paul Rotha

> [To the documentary director the appearance of things and people is only superficial. It is the meaning behind the thing and the significance underlying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rotha/to-the-documentary-director-the-appearance-of-things-and-people-is/)

Paul Rotha

> [A film in which the speech and sound effects are perfectly synchronized and coincide with their visual image on the screen is absolutely contrary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rotha/a-film-in-which-the-speech-and-sound-effects-are-perfectly/)

Paul Rotha

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