Prominent Persons in Film Studies
The prominent persons that have influenced the study of film range from teachers to movie producers but can be subsumed into two major categories: persons in film production and persons in film criticism.
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—Chinese proverb.
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Their little knowledge bringing them nearer to their ignorance,
Ignorance bringing them nearer to death,
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