Cinamatography

The person who introduced this film at the screening I attended described the cinematography as "humanistic". I assume he was referring to the many close-up shots of the actor's faces and hands. I did notice a distinct style to the cimatography, namely the fact the camera operator was partial to extreme closeups, and liked to roam around the scene (to an unusual degree). However, combining these two tendencies together in grainy black and white produced some confusing and disorienting footage. Some scenes done like this were uniquely effective, such when the doctor checks Kata's heartbeat, but others were rather awful.

Am I the only one who noticed (and in some cases, was annoyed by) the camera techniques?


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