Huppert: In "Happy Hour" eyes of one of the women were always looking down. In Hamaguchi's films, what the actors are thinking comes out clearly. You can feel the movement of their thoughts.
Hamaguchi: Jean-Luc Godard first made me notice about this. Godard said, "People should be able to see what she's thinking on screen."
It's not enough just with the actors thinking, the director has to show it on the screen, to make it visible. I think that's the director's job.
Hamaguchi: What about the effect of the camera position on the actors?
Huppert: The director is talking to the actors by the camera position. Actors have a tremendous sensitivity to the position of the camera. If the camera is far away, it captures the movement of the body; if it is close, it captures the gaze. The position of the camera is the acting guide. It is self-explanatory of the director's choice i.e. the film language. How am I supposed to act in this scene? Most of the time, the camera position will tell you how you should act.
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