Fiction Factory / A Sense of Americana: John Bailey on F.W. Murnau’s City Girl

A Sense of Americana: John Bailey on F.W. Murnau’s City Girl

Acclaimed cinematographer John Bailey, ASC (MISHIMA, THE BIG CHILL, SILVERADO) takes a close look at F.W. Murnau’s CITY GIRL (1929) and Ernest Palmer’s stunning photography and lighting methods for that film. Bailey, who was Nestor Almendros’s operator on Terrence Malick’s DAYS OF HEAVEN (1978), also discusses the influence of CITY GIRL on Malick’s film, especially in the wheat harvest sequences.

Germany/France 2010 · Written and directed by Robert Fischer · Camera, sound and editing: Robert Fischer · Production manager: Françoise Ettel · Produced by Robert Fischer and Vincent Paul-Boncour · With John Bailey · A Fiction Factory (Munich) and Allerton Films (Paris) Co-Production · Running time: 27 minutes

PUBLISHED ON THE FOLLOWING DVDS:

City Girl (F: DVD)
Coffret F.W. Murnau: L’aurore / City Girl (F: Blu-ray)