#marriagestory #videoessay #scene

Today I bring you a video essay conducting a detailed analysis of a brilliant scene such as the argument scene in Marriage Story, starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, directed by Noah Baumbach. We discuss cinematic language and how bodies are distributed in the scene to accomplish a perfect job of blocking and composition. The title may sound like a response to Thomas Flight, but it's just a nod.

In praise of exagerated and not subtle performances




00:00 Introduction
01:59 Courtroom scene (Prologue)
03:35 Discussion scene breakdown