Suspect trivia
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Elevator to the Gallows
hypersquared — 19 years ago(October 31, 2006 05:44 PM)
This trivia item strikes me as highly suspect:
"Louis Malle shot his lead actress Jeanne Moreau in close-up and natural light and often without make-up. Moreau, an icon of French film, had never been seen like this before, to the extent that lab technicians, reportedly appalled at how unflatteringly she was photographed, refused to process the film. Once they were persuaded to, however, it soon began clear that Malle had captured every nuance of Moreau's performance."
The question that should immediately come to mind is, how would the lab techs have any idea that Moreau had been unflatteringly photographed without processing the film first? -
Goodbye_Ruby_Tuesday — 18 years ago(November 03, 2007 08:10 PM)
Jeanne Moreau, like the great Ingrid Bergman, looks better with no make-up on than most beauty contest winners. And she delivers a magnificent performance and nails every nuance of her role.
Did he train you? Did he rehearse you? Did he tell you exactly what to do, what to say?! -
BlackAndWhiteChris — 18 years ago(January 06, 2008 06:38 PM)
It is suspect, since I always thought this movie made Jeanne Moreau an icon of French cinema.
Also, to say that Miles Davis recorded the soundtrack with local French musicians is technically true, but a bit odd.
Drummer Kenny Clarke was one of the leading figures in the New York bebopscene of the 1940's. He lived in France at the time, but was certainly not a local Frenchman. -
ryankent1984 — 17 years ago(March 05, 2009 06:54 PM)
What rights have lab technicians got in deciding whether or not to process a film because they deem the actress 'unflattering' in a close-up? That's like Jessops refusing to develop my prints because I shot my girlfriend out of focus. I'm sure Malle would have slapped them with a wet fish if they told him that.
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