Veteran Australian director Paul Cox said that the Hollywood
syndrome that has affected the world is the worst thing that has happened to
cinema. Although cinema is a wonderful medium of communication, it is also one of
the most misused one. He was talking with Sasikumar on the ‘In Conversation’
programme conducted as the part of 17th International Film Festival
of Kerala.
He said that the creative styles of filmmaking in Kerala and
West Bengal are similar and the audience of Kerala is quite enthusiastic about
seeing good films. Paul Cox who was a friend of the Late Malayalam Filmmaker G.
Aravindan, said that the new wave spirit of Kerala seen at the 80s is
reemerging today.
Paul Cox advised every filmmakers that they should have total
control over their films, and the producer is only a supporting factor. His
struggling period with cancer prompted him to make films having humanistic
values. He added that he is a socialist and proper education and health is
everyone’s right. I am always interested in making films on the underprivileged
and people who perish in this horrific underprivileged society, said Paul Cox.
Paul Cox who always gives prominence to music in his films
commented that Indian films have fantastic music in terms of visuals. He also
praised Pandit Ravi Shankar for his excellent piece of work in the film Pather
Panchali. For a question about the adaptation of his film ‘Innocence’ by the
Malayalam filmmaker Blessy, Cox replied that he has no complaints in adapting any
of his movies.
When asked about the recent controversy in Kerala about the
live shooting of childbirth for a film, he replied that there are even filthier
and violent contents which are shown in movies than the birth of a child. He
quoted that violence is not a thing to be celebrated in movies.
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