Past Lives: Capturing the Tactile Passage of Time

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Bref, the modern film industry is terrified of celluloid. When a first-time director approaches a studio and asks to shoot their debut feature on 35mm film, the executives immediately calculate the shipping costs, the processing fees, and the horror of the blind daily rushes. They will offer you a high-end digital sensor and promise that the colorist can “add grain in post.” But Celine Song refused the compromise. For Past Lives, shot on a $12 million budget, she demanded actual film. Why? Because you cannot digitally manufacture the weight of time.

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Past Lives: Capturing the Tactile Passage of Time