— “What interested me in this was the Other. How do we see him and perceive him, how does he perceive us? How do we perceive the people who sell us roses at a café terrace, and who we send away without looking at them? They come from some place. That was what interested me.” [...]
— We’re hearing a lot about the directors & actors, my latest post on theASC web site lists some of the DPs at Cannes this year link thefilmbook blog on theASC.com +++
————————————————– When accepting the Spirit award for the cinematography of Birdman, Chivo gives a heartfelt and humorous thank you to “my friend the director Alejandrito el negro Gonzales Iñarritu, for your genius cabron (fucker). You’re a pain in the ass but you’re absolutely one of the greatest directors I’ve ever worked with. I love you. [...]
Photo by Marcin Kulakowski. — The IDA cinematographer (in center with glasses) gets the good news. The stunning film by Pawel Pawlikowski was nominated for Best Foreign film, and also for best cinematography by Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski. This is the first time a Polish-language film has ever been nominated for best cinematography. Lukasz [...]
— I published a post looking back at what I saw and did at Camerimage on thefilmbook blog on the ASC web site or, put differently: Looking back at 3 Frogs 4 Seminars & 37 photographs +++
+++ The Camerimage 2014 Schedule is online. 9 days of Screenings, Seminars, Workshops +++
— Camerimage has announced the films in their Main Competition, the list includes: 3 American films, 3 British films, 3 Polish films, 2 French-Canadian films **, 1 Austrian film, 1 Chinese film, 1 Palestinian film & 1 Russian film. More details on Camerimage’s web site Notes: I’m disappointed not to see a French film in [...]
— Presented in the Main Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. This portmanteau of shorts on the theme of vengeance by Argentine director Damián Szifrón looks promising. watch on YouTube “Todos podos perder el control” +++
I admit that I’m intrigued to see Abel Ferrara’s take on the DSK scandal (the French head of the IMF who was accused of forcing himself on a hotel maid). In a thinly-veiled reference to Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Gérard Depardieu plays a dissolute businessman, and Jacqueline Bisset his rich wife. The trailer is in French, but [...]
I posted an audio interview I did with the late, great Harris Savides,ASC, on my blog on theasc.com We spoke in the café at Camerimage in Lodz about contrast, perhaps the most important aspect of cinematography. +++ link http://bit.ly/ascSavidesContrast +++