Episode 81
Bond returns to the table after being zapped back to life by Vesper. Le Chiffre is clearly shocked at Bond’s miraculous recovery and Bond quips, ‘that last hand, nearly killed me.’ The rest of the minutes 99 & 100 of Casino Royale are a series of checks and raises.
Blu Ray Commentary
Prague has becoming a bit of a centre for filmmaking in Europe people get trained and experience so its really a good work force there, and 3-4 films are going on at anyone time.
Here they are getting ready for the final game. Most of the tension is invisible to everyone at the table , each of these games is very subtly photographed. The one before he got drugged was a wide angle, now the lens is getting tighter and tighter and longer and faces are getting bigger. Its about dealing with your opponent and forcing him to make a move that he might regret.
As discussed by Director of Photography Philip Méheux on the Blu Ray commentary.
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