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Mags Arnold has 0 titles cut in the Nutevio catalogue.
The recognisable elements are rewatchability, visual style, originality. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same eye, re-tuned for different registers. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is staged.
Arnold set terms other filmmakers now work against: the structures, the pacing and the refusal to explain. Awards bodies have often been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
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David Hilton
Producer
3 shared titles · My Little Eye

James Norton
Actor
2 shared titles · Rogue Agent

Marc Evans
Director
2 shared titles · My Little Eye

Declan Lawn
Director
2 shared titles · Rogue Agent
Adam Patterson
Director
2 shared titles · Rogue Agent
Gina Carter
Producer
2 shared titles · Rogue Agent

Andrew Eaton
Producer
2 shared titles · Snow Cake
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