![]() You can keep changing your predictions as often as you like until just before nominees are announced on January 13. PREDICT the Oscars now change them until January 13īe sure to make your Oscar nominee predictions today so that Hollywood insiders can see how their films and performers are faring in our odds. That’s exactly what we’ve come to expect from Malick. ![]() ![]() “It’s about a philosophical approach,” he explains. But Widmer points out that it won’t be just a retelling of the Bible. He has also gotten the call for Malick’s next film, “The Last Planet,” which will also explore religious themes, this time by telling a story about Christ himself. “We know each other quite well, and I was quite pleased to get the call,” he says. Widmer previously worked with Malick as a camera operator before being enlisted as the cinematographer for this film, though that didn’t change the working relationship much for the DP. “Every time I see it I want to cry,” he reveals. For instance, the film suggests its tragic final act of violence without showing it outright, and that moved Widmer deeply when he saw the finished product. However, what Malick and Widmer don’t show in the film is just as important to its as effect as what they do show. SEE ‘The Lighthouse’ and ‘Uncut Gems’ lead Independent Spirit nominations, ‘Marriage Story’ gets Robert Altman Award Malick “gives you a lot of freedom … On the other hand you always have to be prepared to follow the unexpected because he doesn’t give too many restrictions to the actors either.” Widmer recalls a single take that lasted 43 minutes, with lead actors August Diehl as Franz and Valerie Pachner as his wife Franziska using the tools of their rural trade. ![]() SIGN UP for Gold Derby’s free newsletter with latest predictionsĪs usual for Malick, the approach to this film was “very much about the visual, and it’s very much about these metaphysical images.” Indeed, Malick has long been known for his unique visual style, with four of his previous films earning Oscar nominations for their cinematography: “Days of Heaven” (1978), “The Thin Red Line” (1998), “The New World” (2005) and “The Tree of Life” (2011), with “Days of Heaven” winning the award.īut while the filmmaker had a specific vision for this story, his approach was more improvisational. ![]()
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