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Right: Harry (Morgan Freeman, left) chats with his friend, Bradley (Greg Kinnear), in Bradley’s coffeeshop, a key location in Feast of Love. Below: Harry and his wife (Jane Alexander) share a quiet moment at home. Friendship and Romance by Jon D. Witmer “I believe there are two kinds of cinematographers,” says director Robert Benton. “There’s the cinematographer who lights the scene, which is a terrific way to work. Then there’s the cinematographer who lights the actor — not to make the actor look beautiful, but so you can see the nuance across the face.” Given that he consistently places a premium on his actors’ performances, Benton prefers cinematographers in the latter category, which is where he ranks Feast of Love collaborator Kramer Morgenthau. “If you had told me 10 years ago that I would be doing a movie with Robert Benton, I would have said you were out of your mind,” says Morgenthau, whose recent credits include the feature Fracture, the ASC Award-nominated telefilm The Five People You Meet in Heaven, and the documentary Mayor of the Sunset Strip (see AC March ’04). “Filling the shoes of the cinematographers he’s worked with was a big honor. I often asked him what Néstor Almendros [ASC] would have done in certain situations we found ourselves in, and he would always oblige my curiosity.” (Benton and the late Almendros collaborated on five features: Kramer vs. Kramer, Still of the Night, Places in the Heart, Nadine and Billy Bathgate.) Based on the novel by Charles Baxter, Feast of Love traces the intermingling lives of several friends and lovers in Portland, Oregon. The cast includes Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear, Toby Hemingway and Radha Mitchell. In their early discussions, Morgenthau and Benton talked about the films of Eric Rohmer, particularly Claire’s Knee, another of Almendros’ credits. “Benton would refer to that film because of its simplicity,” recalls Morgenthau. “The camera never gets in the way of the story or the actors.” Summarizing his approach to 22 October 2007 Feast of Love photos by Peter Sorel, SMPSP, courtesy of MGM.
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Contents
Editor’s Note
Letters
DVD Playback
Production Slate
Western Destinies
Emotional Betrayal
Palace Intrigue
Unsafe Passage
Short Takes
Post Focus
New Products & Services
International Marketplace
Classified Ads
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Clubhouse News
ASC Close-Up
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