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Ralf D. Bode has 0 features photographed in the Nutevio catalogue.

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Cinematographer in the Nutevio catalogue.
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Ralf D. Bode has 0 features photographed in the Nutevio catalogue.
The recognisable elements are rewatchability, visual style, originality. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same eye, re-tuned for different registers. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is staged.
Bode set terms other filmmakers now work against: the structures, the pacing and the refusal to explain. Awards bodies have often been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
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Brian De Palma
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2 shared titles · Dressed to Kill

Holly Goldberg Sloan
Screenplay
2 shared titles · Made in America

Charles Finch
Producer
2 shared titles · Bad Girls

Albert S. Ruddy
Producer
2 shared titles · Bad Girls
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