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The Private Life of Cinema is a quebecois film of genre Documentary directed by Denys Desjardins with Denys Arcand
The Private Life of Cinema (2011)
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Add to a movie listThe Private Life of Cinema (French: La vie privée du cinéma) is a 2011 documentary by Quebec film director and producer Denys Desjardins.
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An in-depth two part exploration of the evolution of the private film industry, through the eyes of more than 50 industry professionals. Part one : Artists and professionals from both social and commercial cinema tell the story of the struggle to build a private but Statefunded film industry. Part two : Managers, politicians and professionals talk about the origins of the majors funding institutions and discuss the perverse effects of building a cultural industry on the basis of performance metrics, revenues and private profits.Actors
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