Meet the Cinematographer.
Godfrejów’s color philosophy is rooted in the idea that color temperature should serve the story, not just the technical requirements of the shoot. He carefully sets the camera’s white balance to match these sources, ensuring that the colors look natural and consistent. This attention to detail is evident in the film’s emotional storytelling, where color temperature helps differentiate the characters’ inner worlds from their external realities. For example, in a scene where one of the protagonists reflects on his past, the warm interior light contrasts with the cool exterior light, symbolizing the tension between his desire for peace and the challenges he faces. Final scenes of “future” of one of protagonists is frozen by cold light to ask the question will his future really be so promising?
LICHTER color concept.
Bogumil Godfrejow
Joanna Kulig:
“I still remember the cinematography as a great experience. The cinematographer Boguś Godfrejów shot from his hand, approached with the camera very close. It's an arthouse approach, the intimate atmosphere on set was the best introduction to the cinema I was just learning. While still trying, I was afraid of the camera, running away from it, but after a few days of work I completely forgot about it. And then the machine started. I got an award in Gdynia. In this role I was seen by Małgosia Szumowska, Marcin Wrona or Paweł Pawlikowski, who years later invited me to their projects.”
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Sandra Hüller:
“On stage, the distance to the audience is large and does not change. In the film, on the other hand, there is extreme closeness. Is such proximity sometimes unpleasant?
It depends on the person holding the camera. There are those who come unpleasantly close to you or take up too much space with their personality. Then there are those who serve the matter, as I also think I do. And then there are some with whom you can literally connect, make a secret pact. With Bogumil Godfrejów at "Requiem" I had the feeling that I could show him everything. He also sees everything. That's the first time I felt like I was ally.”
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