Photography does not create eternity, as art does; it embalms time, rescuing it simply from its proper corruption.
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The "Western" is the only genre whose origins are almost identical with those of the cinema itself.
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| Birth: | 18th April, 1918 |
| Death: | 11th November, 1958 |
| Nationality: | French |
| Profession: | Critic, Theorist |
About
André Bazin was born in Angers, France. He was a renowned and influential French film critic and film theorist. Bazin started to write about film in 1943 and was a co-founder of the renowned film magazine Cahiers du cinéma in 1951, along with Jacques Doniol-Valcroze and Joseph-Marie Lo Duca. Bazin was a major force in post-World War II film studies and criticism.
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