MARCO BELLOCCHIO: FANS OF REAL CINEMA ARE FEW EVERYWHERE BUT EVEN
THIS IS ENOUGH FOR CREATION OF NEW VALUABLE FILMS
YEREVAN, JULY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. "This is my first visit to Armenia
and I have few information about this country. In these days I try to
see everything regarding Armenia and its culture," classic of Italian
cinematography, film director and philosopher Marco Bellocchio declared
at the July 11 press conference in Yerevan.
Bellocchio informed the journalists that he equally likes all
his specialities, but he has not deviated from his principles in
them. According to him, his films have been shown for many times in
the former socialist countries, including Armenia: "My films were
accepted very warmly in these countries, but the regime apologists
complained that they contradict the principles of Marxism-Leninism."
"There was a period in my life when for the purpose of being opposed
I began to outwardly adhere to the Italian Communist Party, but, of
course, this did not last long," Marco Bellocchio said. The prominent
film director also said that he prefers to work on his own and has
little information about the other Italian film directors.
According to Bellocchio, there are two types of spectators. The
first is groups or families that go to the cinema together and see
films enjoying mass demand. Their number of great. But there is
also another group of spectators, in a small number, who see real
films. "I feel sorry, but the picture is the same everywhere. But
even this is enough for creation of new valuable films," the Italian
film director emphasized.