“To me, these films always tend to be gray, desaturated. But we wanted to make something modern, also when it comes to the casting of Dev Patel as the lead.”
“You can feel the heat of the jungle. When Willard meets Colonel Kurtz, he is covered in sweat. I really wanted some of this feeling by the end of this movie.”” marks the second collaboration for Droz Palermo and Lowery after “A Ghost Story,” which gained notoriety thanks to its several-minute sequence of Rooney Mara devouring a pie following her lover’s tragic passing.
Gawain’s many surprise encounters on his way to meet his match posed a tonal challenge, says Droz Palermo, admitting that originally, the film was supposed to be more comedic.
I’m surprised this film is not getting the award buzz that it deserves its one of the very best films out this year