Karel Reisz

Czech-born British director, producer, film theorist, theatre director (1926-2002)

Karel Reiszwas a Czech-born British filmmaker and film critic, one of the pioneers of the new realist strain in British cinema during the 1950s and 1960s. Two of the best-known films he directed are Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), a classic of kitchen sink realism, and the romantic period drama The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981).

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About the Karel Reisz

Karel Reiszwas a Czech-born British filmmaker and film critic, one of the pioneers of the new realist strain in British cinema during the 1950s and 1960s. Two of the best-known films he directed are Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), a classic of kitchen sink realism, and the romantic period drama The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981).

9 Quotes by Karel Reisz

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    I will only speak off the record about Debra Winger.

    Karel Reisz

    Czech-born British director, producer, film theorist, theatre director (1926-2002)

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    Heroism in a bad cause.

    Karel Reisz

    Czech-born British director, producer, film theorist, theatre director (1926-2002)

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    Minority views expressed in films simply don’t sell tickets.

    Karel Reisz

    Czech-born British director, producer, film theorist, theatre director (1926-2002)

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    A big element of what they regard as conformity is simply a desire to have an audience.

    Karel Reisz

    Czech-born British director, producer, film theorist, theatre director (1926-2002)

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    The British cinema had been very dull and conformist.

    Karel Reisz

    Czech-born British director, producer, film theorist, theatre director (1926-2002)

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    I said I would do all the films about the commercials, and the films about ball-bearings and Ford tractors and so on, if once a year they gave me money for a free film.

    Karel Reisz

    Czech-born British director, producer, film theorist, theatre director (1926-2002)

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    I’m now beginning to feel that the pessimistic vision is not for the movies.

    Karel Reisz

    Czech-born British director, producer, film theorist, theatre director (1926-2002)

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    There’s a great danger in making this seem more important than it is, this whole Free Cinema thing.

    Karel Reisz

    Czech-born British director, producer, film theorist, theatre director (1926-2002)

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    A style is not a matter of camera angles or fancy footwork, it’s an expression, an accurate expression of your particular opinion.

    Karel Reisz

    Czech-born British director, producer, film theorist, theatre director (1926-2002)