{"id":20781,"date":"2023-12-07T22:48:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T03:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=20781"},"modified":"2023-12-27T13:12:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T18:12:07","slug":"cinematographer-lukasz-zal-on-the-zone-of-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=20781","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Zone of Interest&#8221; : Exclusive Interview with Cinematographer \u0141ukasz \u017bal on the Cannes Winning Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHJXaNHan3UWwwUKozSB2BQ\">Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0322242\/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1\">Jonathan Glazer<\/a>\u2019s feature length film output is limited, but each of his releases show the love and dedication that he and his crew puts into each film. His latest and most impactful film to date, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>The Zone of Interest <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has quite the unique setting that demanded the most delicate handling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We spoke with cinematographer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2617994\/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1\">\u0141ukasz \u017bal<\/a> about what went into bringing the estate that ran the Auschwitz prison camp back to life in the most peculiar of ways. The balance of the lives on both sides of the home&#8217;s garden fence could only be handled by such thoughtful minds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20782 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Zone-of-Interest.jpg\" alt=\"The Zone of Interest, pic1 \" width=\"640\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Zone-of-Interest.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Zone-of-Interest-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"drawer\">\n<p data-qa=\"movie-info-synopsis\"><strong>Synopsis<\/strong> : The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf H\u00f6ss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b class=\"info-item-label\" data-qa=\"movie-info-item-label\">Rating:<\/b> <span data-qa=\"movie-info-item-value\">PG-13 (Smoking|Thematic Material|Some Suggestive Material)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b class=\"info-item-label\" data-qa=\"movie-info-item-label\">Genre:<\/b> <span class=\"genre\" data-qa=\"movie-info-item-value\">History, Drama, War<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b class=\"info-item-label\" data-qa=\"movie-info-item-label\">Original Language:<\/b> <span data-qa=\"movie-info-item-value\">English<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b class=\"info-item-label\" data-qa=\"movie-info-item-label\">Director:<\/b>\u00a0Jonathan Glazer<\/p>\n<p><b class=\"info-item-label\" data-qa=\"movie-info-item-label\">Producer:<\/b>\u00a0James Wilson, Ewa Puszynska, Jim Wilson<\/p>\n<p><b class=\"info-item-label\" data-qa=\"movie-info-item-label\">Writer:<\/b>\u00a0Jonathan Glazer, Martin Amis<\/p>\n<p><b class=\"info-item-label\" data-qa=\"movie-info-item-label\">Release Date (Theaters):<\/b> <span data-qa=\"movie-info-item-value\"><time datetime=\"Dec 15, 2023\">Dec 15, 2023<\/time> \u00a0Limited<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b class=\"info-item-label\" data-qa=\"movie-info-item-label\">Runtime:<\/b> <span data-qa=\"movie-info-item-value\"><time datetime=\"P1h 46mM\">1h 46m<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b class=\"info-item-label\" data-qa=\"movie-info-item-label\">Distributor:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?s=A24\"><span data-qa=\"movie-info-item-value\">A24<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b class=\"info-item-label\" data-qa=\"movie-info-item-label\">Production Co:<\/b> <span data-qa=\"movie-info-item-value\">A24, Access Entertainment, Film4, JW Films, Extreme Emotions<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the trailer of the film<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"r-vfg3KkV54\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Zone of Interest | Official Trailer HD | A24\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r-vfg3KkV54?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. 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