"The cinema substitutes for our gaze a world more in harmony with our desires."
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About André Bazin
André Bazin (1918-1958) was a renowned French film critic and theorist, considered one of the founding figures of the French New Wave. Bazin co-founded and edited the influential film magazine Cahiers du Cinéma, where he championed auteur theory and the idea of cinema as a tool for artistic expression. Known for his deep appreciation of realism in film, Bazin's writings had a profound impact on the study of cinema theory and criticism.
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