150 mins |
Rated
R13 (Graphic violence, cruelty, offensive language & content that may disturb)
Directed by Guillermo del Toro
Starring Bradley Cooper, Olivia Wilde, Win Butler, Greg Tiernan, Mary Steenburgen, Paul Anderson, Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe, Toni Collette, Ron Perlman, David Strathairn
“Although we shot NIGHTMARE ALLEY in color, we lit it as if it were black and white,” del Toro said. “You can see exactly the same level of design, and we wanted to give viewers this special vantage as a take of the classic noir genre that the film is part of.”
“When we designed and shot, we were always thinking color and black and white,” Director of Photography Dan Laustsen said. “The classic lighting I have used is an homage to all the incredible masters of cinematography who have inspired me.”
NIGHTMARE ALLEY follows charismatic but down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) who endears himself to clairvoyant Zeena (Toni Collette) and her has-been mentalist husband Pete (David Strathairn) at a traveling carnival, he crafts a golden ticket to success, using this newly acquired knowledge to grift the wealthy elite of 1940s New York Society. With the virtuous Molly (Rooney Mara) loyally by his side, Stanton plots to con a dangerous tycoon (Richard Jenkins) with the aid of a mysterious psychiatrist (Cate Blanchett) who might be his most formidable opponent yet.
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“Although we shot NIGHTMARE ALLEY in color, we lit it as if it were black and white,” del Toro said. “You can see exactly the same level of design, and we wanted to give viewers this special vantage as a take of the classic noir genre that the film is part of.”
“When we designed and shot, we were always thinking color and black and white,” Director of Photography Dan Laustsen said. “The classic lighting I have used is an homage to all the incredible masters of cinematography who have inspired me.”
NIGHTMARE ALLEY follows charismatic but down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) who endears himself to clairvoyant Zeena (Toni Collette) and her has-been mentalist husband Pete (David Strathairn) at a traveling carnival, he crafts a golden ticket to success, using this newly acquired knowledge to grift the wealthy elite of 1940s New York Society. With the virtuous Molly (Rooney Mara) loyally by his side, Stanton plots to con a dangerous tycoon (Richard Jenkins) with the aid of a mysterious psychiatrist (Cate Blanchett) who might be his most formidable opponent yet.