'The White Devil': documentary lays bare cinematographer Robert Richardson
A documentary about Robert Richardson, three-time Oscar-winning cinematographer for JFK, The Aviator and Hugo, premiered at the Karlovy Vary film festival. The film features intimate interviews with Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino and Oliver Stone, alongside rare home movie footage. Its title refers to Richardson's nickname, earned through his fiercely passionate working relationships with top directors.
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Karlovy Vary film festival
Intimate documentary interviews Scorsese, Tarantino and Stone as well as Richardson’s family – with staggering home movie footage, too
Perhaps he looks more like Gandalf now, in his 70s, with a kind of beatific grandfatherly calm. But legendary cinematographer Robert Richardson – three time Oscar winner for JFK, The Aviator and Hugo – got his “white devil” nickname when his long white hair was a little less unruly than it is now, and more of a sensual accessory for a fiercely passionate, handsome and commanding man who conducted tempestuous working relationships like love affairs with A-list male directors including Oliver Stone, Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino.
This documentary takes us through his intensely creative, semi-crazed process on films such as Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July and JFK for Stone; Hugo and The Aviator for Scorsese; and Kill Bill and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood for Tarantino. And all the time his wives and children, left at home for months at a time while he was out on location, might have wondered what their dad was doing.
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