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inematographer Andrew Dunn CBSC recalls that while they were shooting Good in Budapest, you
could hardly move without stum-
bling over another film crew in the Hungarian capital.
Among the various productions vying for locations and studio space were John Adams, Hellboy 2, Robin Hood and, in- triguingly, The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, which like Good was also using the city and its environs to double for period Berlin and concentration camp scenes.
Adapted by John Wrathall from CP Taylor’s 1981 stage play, it tells the story of a mild-mannered German literature professor Halder (Viggo Mortensen), a seemingly good man who, chillingly and almost by default, evolves into a Nazi during Hitler’s rise to power.
Dunn had never shot in the former Eastern bloc before – “not sure I’ve been east of Southend.” – and was working for the first time with Brazilian director Vincente Amorim.
A die-hard fan of Fujifilm – “it allows me to push and take risks and NOT light things as it has such a richness in the dark areas” – Dunn is, of course, no stranger to shooting stage-to-screen adaptations having The History Boys and The Madness Of King George on his CV.
Good, which opened in the UK on April 15, was originated on 35mm Fujicolor ETERNA 500T 8573 and ETERNA 250D 8563
Photo main: Viggo Mortensen as Prof. Halder in the Station scene and below: scenes from Good including actors Jodie Whittaker and Jason Isaacs as well as DP Andrew Dunn BSC with Director Vincente Amorim
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