Is it me or what?
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gioconda91423 — 9 years ago(June 22, 2016 06:31 AM)
Amazing film on many levels.
First, technical. Jeanne Moreau wanders around in the rain w/hair and face wet in full lighting. How was this done w/o making her look a complete wreck or causing the camera lens to be wet? Quiz at 11.
The shots inside the elevator from all angles. Again very tricky technically. Where exactly was the camera? The sound recorder? The lights? Etc. Or was it all shot on a carefully constructed set? Quiz at noon.
One could go on and on. The editing is seamless. You don't realize it's even happening as the viewer is taken from long shots in the the streets to mid shots where actors engage in dialog to close-ups. Cesar Award for Best Editing to be given in absentia in 2016.
Much of the movie if done w/o dialog, just a magnificent soundtrack by Miles Davis and beautiful sound montage by a brilliant sound person. Incredible work from the sound department. Oscar for "Best Sound" to be delivered in Memoriam in February 2016.
OK Then there is the acting which is superb by all. Casting. Wardrobe. Art direction. This movie is da^n near perfect.
and some write "This film is OKnothing special." Oh really? Guess that poster must be one of the superhero fanboys. This movie is masterful and a must-see for cineastes who appreciate great B/W French crime films of the era.