“When Longoria brought [Federico Cantini, ADF] aboard the project, the filmmakers discovered that they had nearly identical visions for the film, down to exact references: “It’s like we shared a brain, creatively,” she says. Cantini describes their approach as “cool, but classic” — a fun, fast pace that aspires to the cadence of Scorsese and Spielberg. “We planned to have a lot of oners, but we never wanted to favor a cool shot over the story,” the cinematographer says. Ultimately, the watchword was “authenticity.” Adds Cantini, “We discussed a ton of possible shots and ideas, and Eva always said, ‘If it works for the story, we do it — if it doesn’t work for the story, we don’t.’””

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