Roger Deakins Walks Turin, Finds Inspiration in de Chirico — SkimNews
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- Roger Deakins walked through Turin with his wife and creative partner James Ellis Deakins, reflecting on the city's visual influence.
- Giorgio de Chirico, one of Deakins' favorite painters, drew inspiration from Turin's vast squares, long arcades, and unusual arrangements of light and shadow.
- Deakins grapples with defining his own craft, admitting he still cannot answer what a cinematographer is — a question the headline suggests sits at the heart of the piece.
Why it matters: The piece positions Deakins' creative process as grounded in painterly traditions and direct observation of place rather than formula, showing a master cinematographer still searching for definitions of his own work decades into his career.
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