Producer David Heyman had seen Y Tu Mama Tambien and from that thought Cuaron would bring a modern sensibility of the third Harry Potter film. Which is surprising, I assumed it had been on the back of A Little Princess (which to be fair Heyman also adored). Cuaron was a stranger to the world of Harry Potter but brought to the kids a more complex feel of growing into teenagers, dressing them more casually and in more muted colours, and creating a darker world, well evidenced in the attack on the train. I noticed it's not just clocks that figure heavily but circles, from the frequent use of iris dissolves to bring us in and out of scenes to the pattern of descending Dementors, for which he referenced Hitchcock's British films and a sense of apprehension.
He says he worked closely with Kloves pruning down the book and cast aside anything that wasn't connected to the main theme, but unfortunately neglects to mention what that main theme was. I@d guess it's fear, experiencing it and facing it. And time.
I am reminded that Alfonso's Disclaimer is available on Apple TV.
Alfonso said the key to working with the kids was never to patronize them. Though I have to say Ms. Watson does look a little sarcastic in these great on location stills.
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