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Francis Ford Coppola

I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people who made film were magicians.

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Francis Ford Coppola is saying that movies and magic share a strong connection because both create illusions that captivate audiences. He points out that the first filmmakers were like magicians, using new techniques to amaze people with moving images.

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