Newsweek

Photographer Eva Sereny Captured Sets Of Iconic Films

Sereny was one of the only female set photographers in the ’70s, and worked with every major director, from Bernardo Bertolucci to Steven Spielberg.
Sereny worked on three 'Indiana Jones' movies thanks to her friendship with producer Frank Marshall. "Steven's sets were the most fun," she says. This playful moment was taken on the set of 1984's 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom': From left, Kate Capshaw, director Spielberg (who would marry Capshaw), 'Jones' franchise creator George Lucas and star Harrison Ford.
CUL_Sereny_01

Eva Sereny got to work with François Truffaut just once—on 1973’s —but the French director shared a piece of advice she’s never forgotten. “He told me, ‘If you’ve seen a good film, you must see it two or three times,’” says

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Newsweek

Newsweek8 min read
A Life of Crime: America’s Migrant-Smuggling Teens
AMERICAN TEENS ARE SMUGGLING MIGRANTS illegally into the United States at alarming rates. And law enforcement officials told Newsweek that money is the No. 1 reason that juveniles are entering into transnational crime. Human smuggling is defined by t
Newsweek14 min read
Trouble in Paradise
ON A CARIBBEAN ISLAND JUST 220 miles from the shore of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a black-clad Chinese security guard swept an arm at more than a thousand acres of woodland and a glittering, aqua-green marine reserve beyond. “It’s like a small country,
Newsweek1 min read
Protest Panic
Manon McCollum shares an emotional moment with his mother Kristin on May 1, explaining through the window of Fordham University’s Lincoln Center lobby that he may soon be arrested for his part in pro-Palestinian protests. Members of the group said th

Related Books & Audiobooks