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The Song of Stone
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The Song of Stone (1963)

Ishi no uta

24 min

Country: Japan

Director: Toshio Matsumoto

Genres: Documentary

Subtitle: English

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While extracting and polishing their blocks of stone, stonecutters used to say “the stone is coming to life”. This paradox provided Matsumoto with the best metaphor for what making a film is all about. In his opinion, filmmakers work images in the same way that stonecutters work stones.

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