We understand that movies are illusions, edited compositions of flickering light and sound, but some of my brightest friends believe that documentaries portray real life as it really is. They've seen TRIUMPH OF THE WILL by Leni Reifenstahl, yet they don't understand that documentaries are created, designed to express an argument or point of view or an interpretation of an experience. As far as they are concerned, if they see something in a documentary, it must be true. They seem to know nothing about how artists create their works.
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