Olivia Colman and Michael Ward emerge from the darkness of their past to find love under the bright lights of an English seaside cinema in director Sam Mendes’ trailer. empire of light The world premiere is scheduled for the Toronto Film Festival.
“film. It’s just static frames, with darkness in between,” says Toby Jones’s projector-operator character in narration. But if you run it at 24 frames per second, the illusion of light and movement appears on the movie screen.
“An illusion of life so you can’t see the dark,” continues the trailer.
With the bright lights of an old movie theater and an illuminated marquee installed by cinematographer Roger Deakins, the trailer features scenes from Colman, whose working-class character Hilary hides a troubled past. and a taboo romance with Stephen, a new employee played by Ward who fights racism in 1980s Britain.
Mendes wrote the original screenplay, marking his first solo appearance as a screenwriter.
spotlight images empire of light which also stars Colin Firth and is Mendes’ sequel to his Oscar-winning drama, 1917It opens in US theaters on December 9. film director producer empire of light With his partner Pippa Harris through the duo Neal Street Productions.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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