The Heroic Cinematographer discusses the relationship between war and cinema beginning in the Civil War.
Direction
Veray and de Sacy weave dense history into hypnotic visual rhythm.
Editing
Brutal, beautiful juxtapositions of battle reenactments and actual carnage.
Director
Laurent Veray
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during early Iraq War media debates, the film weaponizes French essay-film tradition against American military image-making.
Amalric recorded his narration in a single three-hour session while visibly hungover, which directors kept because his slurred urgency fit the material.
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