[Afamilyatwar-list] David Lean on Writers

[john at johnfinch.com]

On 03.07.2018 22:48, Veit, Richard via Afamilyatwar-list wrote:
> Hello, All.
> 
> This is a bit off-topic, but it does tie in with our frequent comments
> about John Finch and A Family at War.
> 
> I am reading a biography of film director Sir David Lean (1908-1991),
> and I came across this quote from him:
> 
> "THE GREATEST MENTAL AND CREATIVE EFFORT IN ANY FILM IS IN THE WRITING
> OF THE SCRIPT. THE WRITER NOT ONLY CREATES THE STORY BUT PRODUCES
> HUMAN BEINGS OUT OF HIS IMAGINATION, GIVES THEM WORDS TO SPEAK AND
> THOUGHTS TO THINK. HE IS THE ONLY TRULY CREATIVE PERSON ON A FILM.
> WITHOUT HIM, THE ACTORS WOULD NOT HAVE PARTS TO PLAY OR WORDS TO
> SPEAK, AND THE DIRECTORS WOULD BE MAKING DOCUMENTARY FILMS, GOOD
> ENOUGH IN THEMSELVES, BUT WITHOUT THE FORCE, THE HUMANITY AND THE
> APPEAL OF A DRAMATIC WORK OF ART."
> 
> I think that is a very generous and revealing statement, coming from
> someone who directed such classics as:
> 
> In Which We Serve
> 
> This Happy Breed
> 
> Brief Encounter
> 
> Great Expectations
> 
> Hobson's Choice
> 
> The Bridge on the River Kwai
> 
> Lawrence of Arabia
> 
> Doctor Zhivago
> 
> Ryan's Daughter
> 
> A Passage to India
> 
> All too often, I think the screenwriter does not receive ample credit,
> recognition, and financial rewards.
> 
> Richard Veit
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Dear Richard,    Bless you!   You  really are a tremendous support.  
Thank you several times over.    JOHN