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Kurtz Compound - Apocalypse Now | CineCanon

Apocalypse Now/Kurtz Compound

Scene dossier / 1979

Kurtz Compound

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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.