Day life Quote by Frank Lentricchia

I love the irony of movies. I really do. For whatever reason, I'm incredibly intrigued by the irony of reality in a motion picture.

— Zack Snyder

The cinema that interests me departs from realism.

— Jacques Audiard

“That's the fundamental flaw in the illusion that writers like to maintain, the idea that we can craft anything approaching the truth. No matter…

— Carolyn Parkhurst

“Cinema reflects mankind's historical drive to manifest his consciousness outside of his mind, in front of his eyes”

— Geroge Youngblood

I don't believe in the deplorable notion of realism in the cinema: you can over-reach it, and it becomes as false as convention.

— Peter Greenaway

I acknowledge Mike Leigh and Ken Loach. They are prostlytizers of English socialism preaching to the converted and telling us what we already know.…

— Peter Greenaway

“the ironic point of view is sometimes the only legitimate way to interpret the reality we live in.”

— Siri Hustvedt

“I think the main function of contemporary irony is to protect the speaker from being interpreted as naive or sentimental.”

— David Foster Wallace

“Postmodern irony and cynicism’s become an end in itself, a measure of hip sophistication and literary savvy. Few artists dare to try to talk…

— David Foster Wallace

“By engaging with film illusions both actively and passively – as I attempt to do in this book – we strengthen the capacity of…

— John Marmysz

There is no realism in American films. No realism, but something much better, great truth.

— Jean Renoir

“So the film was a kind of lie, because by existing it said: 'Observe the lengths we'll go to for your security. We'll even…

— Salman Rushdie