ブエノスアイレス飛行記

by Christopher Doyle

Published in 1997 only in Japan, Buenos Aires is the renowned Australian cinematographer Christopher Doyle's complex visual and narrative diary of his participation in the making of Wong Kar Wai's masterful Happy Together. It documents Doyle's everyday experiences on the set of the film, and each page is an entry penned by Doyle himself and accompanied by incredible photographs of behind the scene moments on set and various locations in Argentina.

Genres: Film

218 pages, Tankobon Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Yoana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lyrical and whimsical, like the film that resulted. It puts your own mundane existence into harsh perspective. It's good to know Wong Kar Wai and his team live what they create, that their filmmaking is sincere. It nurtures my faith in the power of that which is beyond the tangible and measurable.

One thing I took away from it: Wong Kar Wai does not use a script. They make it up as they go.

[?0?0?0 · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is hard for me to think up a single complaint with this book. Inside Christopher Doyle's photo diary we get treated to spellbinding images of ethereally lit shots high on saturation and contrast, the usual Doyle style, from front to back, great images and what's more is Doyle's diary entries that are set in next to the photographs, ranging in content from the hilarious, the the gruelling work that goes into crafting a Wong Kar Wai masterpiece, Mr. Wai's sadistic directing methods, photography mistakes that you too can learn from, and ideas for your own shots and ways to light scenes to fully rip off Mr. Doyle--to say nothing of not just the images but the words reminding us what makes Doyle up there with someone like Ed Lachman is his own insights into what makes certain scenes and how to light as his job describes but so many cinematographers seem to forget: to get inside the characters heads with framing, lens choice, and lighting and so forth. So, really, this book is just about perfect in its beautiful blue binding and should more than satisfy - far more - fans of Doyle, Wong Kar Wai, movie fans, and fans of photography in general as these images are striking and that is hard to deny (unless you're Harmony Korine).

[Jesse · Rating 4 out of 5]

Full of fascinating insights and observations by the master cinematographer, and the images are endlessly gorgeous and evocative (not that I can imagine one could expect otherwise).