Impure Cinema

Andre Bazin''s famous article, ''Pour un cinema impur: defense de l''adaptation'', was first translated into English simply as ''In Defence of Mixed Cinema'', probably to avoid any uncomfortable sexual or racial resonances the word ''impure'' might have. ''Impure Cinema'' goes back to Bazin''s original title precisely for its defence of impurity, applying it on the one hand to cinema''s interbreed...