In “Marty Supreme,” Timothée Chalamet plays the titular character, an underdog who is convinced that table tennis is his ticket to success. Set in 1952, Marty is a hustler working at a shoe store, where he pretends customers’ sizes are out of stock to upsell them on pricier pairs. On the side, he’s always looking for his next get-rich-quick scheme.
Director Josh Safdie and Oscar-nominated cinematographer Darius Khondji brought the frenetic world of “Marty Supreme” to life. Khondji let Safdie’s script, which was co-written with Ronald Bronstein, guide him. No stranger to shooting period films, Khondji, who is nominated for an ASC award and an Academy Award for his work on the film, worked closely with production designer Jack Fisk, and was inspired by the photography of the era, particularly that of Helen Levitt.
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