Hi, My name is Nam Lee and I am a student interested in the notion of writing in film. I am looking for American directors who have taken or take filmmaking as a writerly activity and mentioned about the differences/similarities between writing in film and writing in letters. I know D.W. Griffith had compared his narrative techniques to Dicken's novels. Does anyone know of any interviews or writings by American directors (International directors besides France would be helpful, too) who specifically had this notion of writing in film?

Thank you.

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