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Film Lighting Explained: Plato's Cave, The Conformist

by wolfcrow

Watch how cinematographer Vittorio Storaro channeled Caravaggio to tell the story of Plato’s cave, using just two lights.

The Conformist

Directed by

Bernardo Bertolucci
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