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"Richard Ayoade has said that he isn&amp;#039;t influenced by Wes Anderson, but that he shares the same original influences as the US director. The IT Crowd star suggested to ShortList that, despite being a fan of Anderson, his debut directorial feature Submarine is not directly influenced by the Rushmore helmer. Asked about reviews comparing the film to Anderson&amp;#039;s work, Ayoade said: &amp;quot;I like him but I think it&amp;#039;s mostly a case of us liking the same things. &amp;quot;Part of the reason I liked Wes Anderson was that he obviously liked the French New Wave. Beyond that, I&amp;#039;m a fan of Woody Allen, Ingmar Bergman and Akira Kurosawa.&amp;quot; He added: &amp;quot;A lot of what I&amp;#039;ve done is directed by the characters, which helps. Garth Marenghi&amp;#039;s Darkplace was &amp;#039;directed&amp;#039; by Garth, and Submarine is Oliver&amp;#039;s imagined idea of how he should be seen.&amp;quot; &amp;gt; Trailer: Richard Ayoade&amp;#039;s Submarine "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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