Vanity Fair: Notes On a Scene

Bradley Cooper Breaks Down a 'Nightmare Alley' Scene with Guillermo del Toro (2022x1)

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In this episode of "Notes on a Scene," Bradley Cooper and director Guillermo del Toro break down the scene where Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) is on a manhunt at the carnival for a wild man that has escaped capture. Cooper and Del Toro explain how they built up the complexity of this scene by layering mazes and labyrinth-like funhouse elements while highlighting visual premonitions that appear throughout the film.