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Fleder found the difficulty
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the most frustrating aspect of the
whole production. "Anamorphic is

certainly a challenge in terms of
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from objects, off-axis and on-axis."
Getting tighter shots with wide
lenses

was no easier. Asked if he
would work in anamorphic again,
the director demurs a bit. "The jury
is still out for me," he says. "I love
the way Kiss the Girls looks, and I
think it's a better film because of

the format. But I never
safe with anamorphic."

quite felt

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also

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to take
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to use it
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adds, "Amen."

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