Roger Deakins reflects on one of cinema’s most important war films.
When 1917 came out, we were all stunned at the cinematography and the film’s immersive “single take.” Cinematographer Roger Deakins did some truly stunning work on the World War I film.
We’ve talked a lot about where Deakins gets his visual inspiration and what his favorite films are.
It turns out that one of his favorites is Come and See, Elem Klimov’s stunning World War II epic and one of the most famous anti-war films ever made. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a brutal watch with visuals unique to Soviet-era filmmaking.
In the below video from Cinematographers on cinematography, Deakins speaks about the film’s cinematography and what he learned from it. Watch below.
This is a great peek into Deakins’ love of film and admiration for the cinematography of Aleksei Rodionov. It’s a dark movie, but as Deakins points out, dark things can be beautiful.
Author: Jo Light
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
