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...third film, the year is now 1983 and there has been another kidnapping in West Yorkshire, which is strikingly similar to those of 1974, forcing the police to accept that they may not have apprehended the right man. A washed up public defender John Piggott (Mark Addy) has taken on the case and strikes yet another blow at the white-collar crime that pervades the Police Department...
...determined contemplation of whatever is enigmatic or unnerving. (There are a fair number of nudes, though none you would think to call peachy.) Thanks to Bright, you also get to enjoy the sight of Kate Moss, above, in a picture by the photo-collaborators Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, holding a lit cigarette between her toes--providing one more reason she's considered among the most versatile figures in professional modeling...
Both born in 1971--Alas in Istanbul and Piggott in Bangor, Wales--they met in England in 1994 after stints in the worlds of classical music and graphic design, respectively. "Marcus was a photographer's assistant, and I had a little design shop," says Alas. "We did some tests, and some were cool, so we showed them to [the London cult fashion magazine] Dazed and Confused, and next thing you know, they had published them." Alas and Piggott now count among their credits some of the fashion world's most influential advertising campaigns, including recent ones for Lancome, Hugo Boss...
Known for their glossy, airbrushed style, Alas and Piggott's images bring a Vargas-like perfection to the billboards they grace. "The difference between us and other photographers, honestly, is that we care a lot about fashion," says Alas. "We are in the makeup room, working with the hair, involved in the look much more than working on the lighting, the cables, the gels. The technical side is only 50% of what makes the image...
...Alas and Piggott cite Guy Bourdin's 1970s-era advertising for Charles Jourdan as inspiration. "The secret of a strong campaign is a great image and a great character," says Alas. "You have to communicate an essence without words, without touch, without sound or smell. Obviously, we are here to sell a product--you can't disguise that fact--but the trick is to say that message in an unconventional way, where it doesn't become just about that sale. You need to maintain the identity of the message and feelings and emotions of the designers...