Examining this examplar scene highlighting the style of Andrew Dominik’s “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” (2007), where he uses dreamlike imagery, hypnotic music, and a modern sounding narration, emulating what a reader may hear and imagine for themselves while engrossed in the novel. At times, the narration can be problematic, describing scenes we don’t need described, but when it’s properly used to provide additional context or story, it can be extremely compelling.

J'accuse, de Roman Polanski, avec Jean Dujardin - extrait

J'ACCUSE [2019] Trailer