I absolutely love this movie but what got me really into it was the beautiful cinematography. I like the way they filmed it, with the slow fading out scenes especially when they begin to show June, it gives a kind of "eerie" approach to her. I just love it
shareJust watched it again a few minutes ago, and must wholeheartedly agree.
Remember the last shot? The camera simultaneously catches: Anais riding in Hugo's car, Henry in the street behind them on a bike, and a flickering reflection of the sunlit buildings above and ahead in the windshield. Amazing.
The Academy Awards for cinematography and art direction that year went to Dances With Wolves, and Dick Tracy...
The Oscars are such a joke.
Just so you know "Fade outs" et al are done in post production. They are part of the Editing process, not Cinematography.
shareActually, for this film, the fade outs and ins are all down on the set at the time of the shot. During one of the fade ins at the apartment during the third act, you can see the glow of the cigarette one of the clowns are smoking prior to the light coming up, revealing him finishing his inhale before exhaling the smoke into a cup. You can notice the difference between a fade in/out done in post production and the fades done on the set in this film.
But this one's eating my popcorn!