A clip from ‘Benediction’.
“The cinematography, by Nicola Daley (remember her work and her name in awards season), also offers scenes of tightrope tension by way of an agile and graceful camera that uses the frame to trace the movement of time (a method reminiscent of that of another great cinematic artist of memory, Max Ophüls). Several of the sequences set in the military hospital offer camera moves that are as limpid and thrilling as a dance.” The New Yorker (Richard Brody) May 31st 2022
Benediction is the new film directed by Terence Davies. The film is about the life of Siegfried Sassoon, the WW1 poet, starring Peter Capaldi and Jack Lowden. The film it’s premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and it’s European premiere was held at the San Sebastian Film Festival in 2021. The film won the ICS Best Cinematography award in 2022. Shot on the Sony Venice with cooke speed panchro lenses.