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American motion-picture director and producer Steven Spielberg attending the premiere of Inside Llewyn Davis at the Cannes International Film Festival, France, 2013.
Director Steven Spielberg and cinematographer Janusz Kaminski chose to film Schindler’s List in black and white to achieve a documentary-like aesthetic for the film.1