Cinematographer Darius Khondji Captures Outstanding Performances By Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn In 'The Interpreter Using Cooke S4 Prime Lenses
Award-winning, Oscar-nominated cinematographer Darius Khondji, ASC, AFC, captured the spellbinding performances by Kidman and Penn as he shot 'The Interpreter' through Cooke S4 Prime lenses.
Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) June 22, 2005 -- When Ebert & Roeper gave The Interpreter Two Thumbs Up," Richard Roeper said, Sydney Pollack is a master. Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn do such a great job. You have two big movie stars reminding us of how they became movie stars."
In this thriller directed by Sydney Pollack, Nicole Kidman stars as African-born U.N. interpreter Silvia Broome, who inadvertently overhears a death threat against an African head of state scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly. Realizing shes become a target of the assassins as well, Silvia is desperate to thwart the plot...if only she can survive long each to get someone to believe her. Sean Penn is Tobin Keller, the federal agent charged with protecting her, who nonetheless suspects she may not be telling the whole truth.
So many things have to come together to make a great motion picture, not the least of which is a skilled and imaginative director of photography whose job it is to capture and illuminate the essence of the directors vision on film in such a way that it enhances the viewers experience.
Award-winning, Oscar-nominated cinematographer Darius Khondji, ASC, AFC, captured the spellbinding performances by Kidman and Penn as he shot the film through Cooke S4 Prime lenses.
Most recently Khondji collaborated with Roman Polanski on The Ninth Gate, and in 2000 shot The Beach starring Leonardo DiCaprio, and directed by Danny Boyle. In 1977 he re-teamed with Jean-Pierre Jeunet on Alien Resurrection and in 1996 he served as director of photography for Alan Parker on Evita, starring Madonna, where he earned a Best Cinematography Oscar nomination. Khondji shot all of these major motion pictures using Cooke lenses.
Cooke is a storied name in both the cinemagraphic and the ultra-high-end professional photography markets. Known worldwide for their precision, exacting tolerances and superior quality, Cooke lenses are specified by many of the most renowned directors of photography and cinematographers in Hollywood. Cooke S4 Prime lenses, acclaimed for their unique mechanical design and extraordinary photographic qualities, have been used to shoot several of the most renowned and visually beautiful motion pictures of all time, both in Hollywood and internationally. Other recent box office releases shot with Cooke lenses include Ray, Bridget Jones's Diary, Chicago, Under the Tuscan Sun, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and the extraordinarily beautiful Girl With a Pearl Earring.
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