Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro (1992)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 42M

Director : David M. Thompson

Synopsis

Documentary about Vittorio Storaro, cinematographer of Apocalypse Now, The Last Emperor, Reds, Il Confimista, 1900. Vittorio Storaro talks about his work, along with collaborators like Warren Beatty and Bernardo Bertolucci and peers like Nestor Almendros. On-set footage from Dick Tracy and The Sheltering Sky. Storaro explains his zany theories about light and colour, and gives a potted history of lighting in the cinema. Sublime.

Actors

Vittorio Storaro
Vittorio Storaro
Self
Bernardo Bertolucci
Bernardo Bertolucci
Self
Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty
Self
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Self
Ferdinando Scarfiotti
Ferdinando Scarfiotti
Self

Crews

David M. Thompson
David M. Thompson
Director