The Song of Stone

IMDb 6.5 1963 • 24 min • Documentary

Director

Toshio Matsumoto

Country

JP

Plot Summary

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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