Cinematographer Roger Deakins, a widely revered master of the form, has built an empire of light of his own. On a recent fall day, the 73-year-old, reflected on his life in image-making, and his concern for the future of filmmaking.
By most accounts, the long take is a means to enhance viewer involvement with what is playing out on the screen, an experience that would have been interrupted if there were frequent cuts from one scene to another.
1917 is a must-watch for the emotional duality it carries in every frame. The film's brilliance lies in the fact that every character is doomed and yet โhopeโ lives on.
1917 was also named best British film and won the cinematography prize โ Roger Deakinsโ fifth win in that category. It also took trophies for production design, sound and visual effects.
Amarinder Singh, also a military historian, told The Indian Express that the Indian troops, which arrived in Europe in 1914, played an important role in preventing a military disaster.
Iran mission uses donations to buy 40 tonnes of medicine, unable to send them home
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A 40-tonne shipment of medicines bought by the Iranian embassy in India is stranded in New Delhi due to a damaged aircraft. The embassy is seeking alternative ways to deliver the urgently needed medicines, as pharmaceutical companies in Iran are under attack.