American Cinematographer - April 1987 - 76

film and the unforgettable shot of
the crucified priest plunging 200
feet to his death. The falls also
were the main obstacle to both

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if it had not been for the very
skilled riggers. Photographing the
ascents was as difficult as it
looked. The number of available

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capitalized on his limitations,
using low-angled close-ups to con¬
vey the treachery of the climb.
Despite the hardships of
movie making in the jungle, most
of the people involved count the
experience as quite wonderful. For
Menges, who has braved the Bur¬
mese
jungle, the South American
jungle and the Hollywood jungle,
the one memory he will always
have of his time on The Mission is
of the Guarani Indians. "They

quite extraordinary people.
Being able to watch them talk with

were

each other and watch them play,
there was a wonderful and very
beautiful peacefulness about
them. I don't think anyone will

forget them. And they
superb actors. ."
ever

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were

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Chris Menges gets a great
deal of satisfaction out of helping
to

bring another person's vision

the

screen.

But he has his

own

to

mis¬

sion,

too. In June 1987, he plans
begin directing his first feature
film. Principal photography will be
to

done in Africa. It, too, will

un¬

doubtedly be "cinema that will
lead you forward. ..."
A
The

preceding articles were
by regular contributors to
American Cinematographer. They
written

were Nora Lee, Ron
Magid,
Fisher and George Turner.

Bob
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