The Lion in Winter by William Goldman6/21/2023 ![]() Slocombe does indeed get very close to his subjects, holding his lens on their faces in elegantly staged long takes, which Harvey favored because they gave actors a “chance to build up steam” when delivering monologues. He detests fidgety cameras, though when adapting a play, he believes that it’s crucial to break the proscenium arch, enabling the audience to become a part of the action. ![]() Strangelove.” In his audio commentary track, recorded in 2000 and available on the film’s otherwise bare-bones DVD (paging Criterion!), the director emphasizes the importance of austerity when it comes to his visual approach. ![]() This was only Harvey’s second directorial effort after editing Stanley Kubrick’s “Lolita” and “Dr. The film is billed as a historical drama-which it is, no question-but it also happens to be very, very funny. Yet these are far from the only highlights in his esteemed filmography, which also includes such classics as “Kind Hearts and Coronets,” “The Italian Job” and “Jesus Christ Superstar.” My favorite of them all may be Anthony Harvey’s 1968 picture, “The Lion in Winter,” which was adapted by James Goldman from his hit Broadway play. ![]() When master cinematographer Douglas Slocombe passed away last month at age 103, tributes began pouring in from cinephiles around the globe, many of them citing his infamous work on the first three “Indiana Jones” films (he retired after “Last Crusade”). ![]()
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