Storaro

The 1987 film, which scooped nine Oscars, is being 3D-ised under the supervision of its cinematographer Vittorio Storaro in Italy, for release late next year.

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May relied on Schopper in her fights with Storaro.

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Storaro, who instantly located the finest Italian restaurant in Morocco and managed to be the best-dressed human being in the Sahara desert, wearing gossamer-thin cashmere sweaters when everyone else wore T-shirts and jeans, would constantly complain about her.

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ALONG WITH Keaton, Storaro, Simon Relph, Dick Sylbert, and others, Beatty made another trip to the Soviet Union in 1979 in a last-ditch effort to persuade the authorities to let him film there, and also to let Sylbert see the place, in case they had to shoot in Helsinki, their fallback location, since it was designed to replicate St. Petersburg.

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At the end of one screening, she ran off after Storaro, clipboard in hand, yelling, “Vittorio, Vittorio,” dragging the chair with her.

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Storaro had four camera operators, one of whom was named Enrico.

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In the end, Reds won only three Oscars: Storaro for cinematography, Stapleton for supporting actress, and Beatty for directing.

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“She completely neutralized Storaro,” says Sylbert.

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In the beginning, Storaro looked to Beatty to take his side.

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But in a concession, Beatty did agree to process all the film at Technicolor in Rome—which entailed lengthy delays—because it was the only place where they knew how to add silver, making for more saturated colors, which Storaro and he wanted.

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