Quotes by Karel Reisz

About Karel Reisz:

Karel Reisz was a Czech-born British filmmaker who was active in post–World War II Britain, and one of the pioneers of the new realist strain in 1950s and 1960s British cinema.
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Heroism in a bad cause.

Karel Reisz

I will only speak off the record about Debra Winger.

Karel Reisz

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

Karel Reisz

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

Karel Reisz

The British cinema had been very dull and conformist.

Karel Reisz

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

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

Karel Reisz

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

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

Karel Reisz

Author Bio

  • NameKarel Reisz
  • DescriptionCzech film reviewer and director
  • BornJuly 21, 1926
  • DiedNovember 25, 2002
  • CountryUnited Kingdom; Czech Republic
  • ProfessionFilm Director; Film Producer; Writer