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No subtitles necessary: the cinematography of László and Vilmos
The documentary "No Subtitles Necessary: László and Vilmos" follows the lives of two renowned cinematographers. In 1967, film students László Kovács and Vilmos Zsigmond escaped to Hollywood from war-torn Hungary. Starting with work on low-budget movies, the two each would go on to shoot the films that defined American New Wave, including "Easy Rider", "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "Five Easy Pieces", "McCabe and Mrs. Miller", and "Paper Moon."
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"No Subtitles Necessary" airs Tuesday, November 17 on PBS and Thursday, November 19th on KCET.
Guests:
Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC, the subject of "No Subtitles Necessary: László and Vilmos." He won an Academy Award for cinematography for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
James Chressanthis, ASC, director and producer of "No Subtitles Necessary: László and Vilmos"
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After seeing this film, I can’t believe I didn’t already know who Kovacs and Zsigmond were. As a huge fan of a number of the films they worked on, I think it’s a tragedy that more people don’t know who they are and I hope this documentary changes things.
Even for people who aren’t cinemaphiles, there’s lots of good stuff in this documentary - just the story of their friendship and escape from Hungary was interesting enough. The breathtaking footage they have of the Soviet invasion really strikes an emotional nerve.
I also loved the film’s musical selections. JJ Johnson’s “Seven Days in Tahiti” was a perfect mood setter to conjure up 1960s Hollywood, and I’ve always been a big fan of Jolie Holland was happpy to hear “Sascha” in the end credits. Overall, a great job by everyone involved.