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Apocalypse Now/Kurtz Compound

Scene dossier / 1979

Kurtz Compound

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lens setA-CamPanavision Panavision E-Series Anamorphic/Panavision E50 T2.0a_cam_lens

The extreme darkness of the Kurtz compound pushed Storaro to expose for selective pools of practical light — a landmark use of shadow as compositional element.