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# Robert Stam

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Robert Stam is an American film theorist working on film semiotics. He is a professor at New York University, where he teaches about French New Wave filmmakers. Stam has published widely on French literature, comparative literature, and on film topics such as film history and film theory. Together w

##  Quotes by Robert Stam

> [Patriotism is not endlessly bragging that out country is the best; rather it is wanting one's country to be the best that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-stam/patriotism-is-not-endlessly-bragging-that-out-country-is-the-best/)

Robert Stam

[Being the best](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-the-best/)

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