Quentin Tarantino At Cannes: "Digital Projection Is The Death Of Cinema"

Quentin Tarantino has spoken out again about the changes and development in cinema since his youth. Digital Vs. traditional technology continues to be a hot topic amongst film makers with numerous high profile names arguing for either side of the debate.

The Pulp Fiction director was at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday (24th May) in order to host a special screening of the 1964 classic A Fistful of Dollars. He introduced the film with a stark reminder of the dangers of digital and the loss of film making techniques.

Tarantino began his speech by explaining why he believes the use of digital formatting has destroyed the quality of filmmaking. He appealed to his fans and the gathered audience to request the "real thing" over "digital projection".

The 51-year-old director stated "As far as I'm concerned, digital projection is the death of cinema. It's not even about shooting your film on film or in digital. The fact that most films aren't even presented in 35mm means that the war is lost. Digital projection is just television in public." Tarantino continued, saying "And the whole world is OK with television in public, but what I knew as cinema is dead."

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