The Green Knight (2021)
Dir. David Lowery
Cinematography by Andrew Droz Palermo
"Gawain," quoth the Green Knight, "now may God give thee grace,
Welcome art thou, I wis, to this, my dwelling-place;
Thy travel hast thou timed een as true man should do - Thou know'st the forward fast we sware betwixt us two;
This day, a twelve-month past, thy share thereof didst take, And I, at this New Year, should fitting answer make.
Here in this dale alone, I trow, we be to-day, To deal as likes us best, with none to say us nay;
Now doff thy helm from head, thy payment forthwith take,
And with no more debate than I with thee did make
When thou whipped off my head, with but one sweeping blow -
"Nay, by God," quoth Gawain, "to whom my life I owe, Nor greet will I, nor groan, for grief that may befall, Deal, an thou wilt, the stroke, still will I stand, withal, Nor bandy words with thee, nor e'er for mercy call-
Straight there
He bent adown his head,
And shewed his neck all bare,
No sign he gave of dread,
But made as free from care.
So we've been confirmed top be adapting the O. Henry story 'Tobin's Palm' for a while now, and I was very excited to read Fred's third draft of the script earlier this week!
The story will take place a short while after the death of June, after her boyfriend, Toby, encouraged her to take more drugs at a party with him. The story picks up with Toby and his friend visiting a palm reader whilst on a bender, and the palm reader seems to know about the guilt Toby carries, and sets him off on a hallucination-ridden odyssey through his past and present.
I'll be attaching some location photos I took in me and Fred's flat, where we intend to film much of the film, as well as a moodboard and some of the sketches from key frames I drew in our latest meeting.
Ain’t Them Bodies Saints: Bradford Young All I Know: Zak Lang Oppenheimer: Hoyte Van Hoytema Nosferatu: Fritz Arno Wagner/Günther Krampf The Green Knight: Andrew Droz Palermo Gommorah: Alex Cormack All of Us Strangers: Jamie Ramsay