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> He loved true scholars, but hated the institutionalized "academics" who
> limited his catholic view of films by categorizing them, excluding them and
> establishing hierarchies and "theories" which kept people from the raw
> material - the films themselves. Of course he encouraged critics, but
> detested those who spoke authoratatively with little or no knowledge of the
> subject.
 
Hmmm...does this mean that I was right, if someone like Langlois seems to
share my views on the "theoritical" views of filmmaking?
 
Just wondering...don't really want to start all of THAT again now...
 
Mike