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The quote says films have become less like dramatic storytelling and more like entertainment meant to excite an audience. It contrasts drama with thrills, suggesting that spectacle has replaced depth. The wording is critical of modern film's purpose.
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Originally said in English.
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About David Mamet
American playwright, author, and filmmaker
David Alan Mamet is an American playwright, author, and filmmaker. He won the Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for Glengarry Glen Ross in 1983 and Speed-the-Plow in 1988. He first drew wide critical attention in the 1970s with three off-Broadway plays, The Duck Variations, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, and American Buffalo. Later, Race opened on Broadway in 2009, and The Penitent was previewed off-Broadway in 2017. His work is closely associated with the stage, and with screen writing and film.
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Books by David Mamet
American Buffalo
1994
Oleanna
1993
Chicago: A Novel
2018
Bambi v. Godzilla
2007
3 uses of the knife
2000