{"id":3206,"date":"2018-03-25T18:00:16","date_gmt":"2018-03-25T18:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commarts.pleather.us\/2018\/03\/25\/aki-kaurismaki-on-why-hell-never-make-a-digital-film-i-am-a-filmmaker-not-a-pixel-maker\/"},"modified":"2018-03-25T18:00:16","modified_gmt":"2018-03-25T18:00:16","slug":"aki-kaurismaki-on-why-hell-never-make-a-digital-film-i-am-a-filmmaker-not-a-pixel-maker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/2018\/03\/25\/aki-kaurismaki-on-why-hell-never-make-a-digital-film-i-am-a-filmmaker-not-a-pixel-maker\/","title":{"rendered":"Aki Kaurism\u00e4ki on Why He\u2019ll Never Make a Digital Film: \u2018I Am a Filmmaker, Not a Pixel-Maker\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Conventional wisdom suggests that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/t\/35mm\/\" id=\"auto-tag_35mm\">35mm<\/a> film is going the way of the dodo, but Aki Kaurism\u00e4ki has never been conventional. Long a favorite among arthouse audiences, the Finnish filmmaker has made an unsurprising \u2014 though not unwelcome \u2014 pledge: never to make a digital film.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"pmc-related-link read-more\">\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"pmc-related-type\">Read More:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2017\/02\/berlinale-2017-berlin-film-festival-the-other-side-of-hope-review-aki-kaurismaki-finland-1201782984\/\" title=\"\u2018The Other Side Of Hope\u2019 Review: Aki Kaurism\u00e4ki Returns With Another Deadpan Delight \u2014 Berlinale 2017\">\u2018The Other Side Of Hope\u2019 Review: Aki Kaurism\u00e4ki Returns With Another Deadpan Delight \u2014 Berlinale 2017<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;I will die with my boots on. I won&#8217;t make a digital film in this life,&#8221; he tells the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/entertainment\/movies\/director-aki-kaurismaki-on-the-other-side-of-hope-and-why-he-doesnt-have-much-20180313-h0xf6y.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sydney Morning Herald<\/a> in a wide-ranging interview. &#8220;Cinema is made from light. I am a filmmaker, not a pixel-maker.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He doesn&#8217;t plan on making a movie about the wealthy anytime soon, either.\u00a0&#8220;Of course, the working class is not such a sexy and commercial subject, I understand from the popcorn audience,&#8221;Kaurism\u00e4ki continues. &#8220;But I couldn&#8217;t write dialogue for upper-class people because I wouldn&#8217;t know what they say. I don&#8217;t know if they talk at all. Maybe they are just shopping. And selling and buying stocks. Stocks and stockings. I find rich people boring.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"pmc-related-link read-more\">\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"pmc-related-type\">Read More:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2017\/11\/the-other-side-of-hope-trailer-aki-kaurismaki-silver-bear-1201897062\/\" title=\"\u2018The Other Side of Hope\u2019 Trailer: Aki Kaurismaki\u2019s Silver Bear-Winning Deadpan Comedy Explores Refugee Crisis \u2014 Watch\">\u2018The Other Side of Hope\u2019 Trailer: Aki Kaurismaki\u2019s Silver Bear-Winning Deadpan Comedy Explores Refugee Crisis \u2014 Watch<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>Also unsurprising to anyone who&#8217;s seen films like &#8220;Drifting Clouds&#8221; and &#8220;The Match Factory Girl&#8221;: Kaurism\u00e4ki&#8217;s droll sense of humor is paired with a cynical worldview. &#8220;I never had very high hopes of humanity,&#8221; he adds. &#8220;I had hope 20 years ago, but not now. Greed will kill us \u2013 and maybe that&#8217;s OK for the planet. Because it all goes back to money. Everything goes back to money.&#8221; Read his full interview <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/entertainment\/movies\/director-aki-kaurismaki-on-the-other-side-of-hope-and-why-he-doesnt-have-much-20180313-h0xf6y.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"pmc-related-link sign-up\">\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"pmc-related-type\">Sign Up:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/indiewire.com\/email\" title=\"Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.\">Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>Source: IndieWire film<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conventional wisdom suggests that 35mm film is going the way of the dodo, but Aki Kaurism\u00e4ki has never been conventional. 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