Re: You called "Laura" Preminger's picture...is it?

Posted by Gee LP (A) on August 3, 2005 at 19:22:11

In Reply to: Laura-------- posted by patrickU on August 3, 2005 at 05:31:35:

In his interview for the book "Behind the Camera", cinematographer Lucien Ballard talked about his experience shooting "Laura" with director Rouben Mamoulian. Ballard said that when the rushes began to show just how good a film "Laura" was going to be, producer Preminger fired Mamoulian and Ballard, hired Joseph LaShelle as a new cinematographer, and took the directing reins himself. Ballard was not happy that LaShelle won an Oscar for the cinematography, claiming that the film was well over half finished when the firings took place.

Other sources claim studio head Daryl Zanuck fired Mamoulian and Ballard, and that their footage was reshot with new sets, costumes...and even a new painting of Laura (to replace the one painted by Mamoulian's wife)!

"Laura" apparently had as much intrigue offscreen as on. Whatever the truth is, a great movie was the result.

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Topic - Laura-------- - patrickU 05:31:35 08/03/05 (13)

Re: You called "Laura" Preminger's picture...is it? - Gee LP 19:22:11 08/03/05 (2)

Re: You called "Laura" Preminger's picture...is it? - patrickU 03:53:49 08/04/05 (1)

Re: You're welcome...and one or another, "Laura" become a Preminger film! (nt) - Gee LP 09:45:05 08/04/05 (0)

An excellent film! nt - tinear 10:37:33 08/03/05 (5)

Re: An excellent film! nt - patrickU 11:17:24 08/03/05 (4)

I don't know. A bit of research would show if Vertigo were an - tinear 14:19:41 08/03/05 (3)

Re: I don't know. A bit of research would show if Vertigo were an - rico 07:36:09 08/04/05 (1)

Re: I don't know. A bit of research would show if Vertigo were an - patrickU 07:38:47 08/04/05 (0)

Re: I don't know. A bit of research would show if Vertigo were an - patrickU 00:42:53 08/04/05 (0)

Re: Not to mention... - Jeff Starrs 06:00:11 08/03/05 (3)

Re: Not to mention... - patrickU 08:33:56 08/03/05 (2)

Re: Not to mention... - Doug Otte 08:35:39 08/03/05 (1)

Re: Not to mention... - patrickU 08:43:31 08/03/05 (0)

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Re: You called "Laura" Preminger's picture...is it? - Gee LP 19:22:11 08/03/05 (2)

Re: You called "Laura" Preminger's picture...is it? - patrickU 03:53:49 08/04/05 (1)

Re: You're welcome...and one or another, "Laura" become a Preminger film! (nt) - Gee LP 09:45:05 08/04/05 (0)

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