There have been innumerable films about film-making, but Ot… - Peter Greenaway

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There have been innumerable films about film-making, but Otto e Mezzo was a film about the processes of thinking about making a film -- certainly the most enjoyable part of any cinema creation.

Peter Greenaway

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Peter Greenaway CBE (born 5 April 1942) is a Welsh film director.

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