WES ANDERSON ON THE POSSIBLE INFLUENCE OF BRIAN DE PALMA'S CINEMA
IndieWire's Chris O'Falt posted an article yesterday with the headline, "Wes Anderson Breaks Down the Exquisite Opening Title Sequence of The Phoenician Scheme." The subheadline is, "A Stravinsky ballet, a Brian De Palma-esque slow-motion high angle, Benicio Del Toro smoking in the bathtub: Anderson takes IndieWire inside one of his most carefully choreographed images."
Here's an excerpt:
The specificity of the camera positioning and slow-motion orchestration in the title sequence is stylistically reminiscent of director Brian De Palma. Anderson said he wasn’t consciously thinking of De Palma when designing the title sequence, but he doesn’t deny the influence or direct connection.“I think when you’re making something, you’re thinking of the things even that you’re not thinking of [them]. It’s in there,” said Anderson of De Palma’s influence on the scene. “You’re using all the paint on the palette, so for me it’s a natural thing. I’ve seen all [De Palma’s] movies, and I’ve seen them again and again, so I think it’s a part of my — it’s gone into my DNA.”
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