EXTRAS DVD OF THE MONTH CAMERAMAN THE LIFE & WORK of JACK CARDIFF Cameraman illuminates a unique figure in British and international cinema: Jack Cardiff, a man whose life and career are inextricably interwoven with the history of cinema. Jack’s life and work helped elevate cinematography to an art form and made history with his ground-breaking vision and technical wizardry on A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH, BLACK NARCISSUS, THE RED SHOES, THE AFRICAN QUEEN and many others. Amongst many fascinating revelations and anecdotes, Jack relates what it was like to work with Hollywood’s greatest icons, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Kirk Douglas and Sophia Loren.
EXTRAS *Interview with Craig McCall by Ian Christie The director of this excellent documentary on what many consider to be the greatest cameraman of all-time. The film took years to make as Craig tells Ian Christie he had a lot of people to meet who wanted to share the experience of working with this unforgettable cinematographer who was inspired by the greatest painters who understood lighting and colour like Vermeer, Van Gogh, Renoir. When Cardiff wasn’t filming, he was painting.
*Jack’s Actress Portraits Jack states that he collected beautiful women, photographically that is; Audrey Hepburn, Sophia Loren, Marilyn Monroe, Anita Ekberg. He recalls how he was once stuck in a lift with Anita Ekberg when the lights went out. It was quite a while before they came on again and the lift restarted. He had some explaining to do to his wife.
*Jack’s Behind-the-Scene Movies Another pursuit Jack enjoyed was making movies of what happens behind the scenes when there is an unforeseeable delay in the shoot. 28
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