The Song of Stone

6,5

Director:Toshio Matsumoto
Cast:
Genre: Documentary
Release date: 2.1.1963
Running time: 24 min
Country: JP (Japan)

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.