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Andrew Haigh’s Lean on Pete is one of the most spellbinding and gut-wrenching films of 2018. If, like us, you walked out of the film wanting to know how it came into being; how it fits into Haigh’s larger oeuvre; and how it engages the tropes of western films, this compilation is for you.
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Alex Heeney interviews director Andrew Haigh
Orla Smith interviews cinematographer Magnus Jønck
Orla Smith interviews production designer Ryan Warren Smith
Alex Heeney interviews editor Jonathan Alberts
Alex Heeney on looking for home in the films of Andrew Haigh
Orla Smith on Lean on Pete and the films of Kelly Reichardt as modern westerns
Andrew Haigh's Lean on Pete shares DNA with Kelly Reichardt's westerns (e.g. Wendy and Lucy): both filmmakers are making modern westerns that deromanticize …
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In Lean on Pete, Charley’s search for home moves the plot, but the emotional journey to find home is at the heart of all Andrew Haigh’s work (Weekend, …
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Editor Jonathan Alberts discusses the long, painstaking editing process on Lean on Pete, from screening dailies on location, to creating a sound temp track, …
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Lean on Pete production designer Ryan Warren Smith discusses how he created rich, detailed environments that subtly reveal character. This is the third feature …
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DP Magnus Jønck approached Lean on Pete as a modern western, keeping the focus solely on character and de-romanticising the landscape. This is the second …
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Writer-director Andrew Haigh (Weekend, 45 Years, Looking) on his meticulous blocking and how he used it to express the journey of a boy searching for home in …
[Read more...] about Andrew Haigh on Lean on Pete: ‘Blocking is everything’
