Bello with Monica Menez (stills)

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This series of photos accompanies Monica Menez's film 'Bello'. The pictures further develop the story, dancing around the bizarre power dynamics within a love triangle.

“I love the old Hollywood dance movies and have always wanted to work with dancers. 'Bello' is funny and also a little bit evil – and it is about love,” says Monica Menez in an interview.

Created for Leica's S Magazine, she shot both film and stills on a Leica SL.

Our Stuttgart team loved giving the finishing touches to these saucy and stylish images.

Credits:

Written and directed by Monica Menez

Film Production:
Production by Ironic View Films
Cast: Nina De Lianin, Carla Crombie / Uno Models Madrid, Sasha Zaitsev

Choreography: Sasha Zaitsev
DOP: Paul Robert Klinar, BVK
First AC: Makito Kumazawa
Gaffer: Jan Wittkopp

Postproduction:

Visual Postproduction by Recom FILM
Editing: Raquel Caro Nunez / Recom FILM
Colorgrading: Andreas Justus Burz / Recom Stuttgart
Retouching: Andreas Hummel / Recom Stuttgart
Sounddesign and Mix by Audio-Video-Disco Sound Solutions

Photo Assistant: Miriam Nickel
Title Designer: Stephanie Wiehle
Storyboard: Sasa Zivkovic

Post Artist - Stills : Daniel Mattes / Recom Stuttgart
Post Artist - Stills : Marion Trenkler / Recom Stuttgart

Make-up and Styling:

Make up: Suzana Santalab using Paul Mitchell & Rouge Bunny Rouge
Manicurist: Yulia Zimmermann
Stylist: Jeanna Krichel

Fashion Credits:
Kaviar Gauche, Marina Hoermanseder, Tres Bonjour, Alexander McQueen, Valentino, Self-Portrait (MyTheresa), Irene Luft, Hugo Boss, Aldo Brue

Song Credits:
Bello Cyril Giroux / Alessandro Gambassi Campbell E Browning / Pablo Love
Don't Stop Little Violet / Bob Bradley

Special Thanks to:
Leica S Magazine
Edyta Pokrywka LFI Photographie GmbH
Frank Lohstöter LFI Photographie GmbH

Shot on Leica SL with Vario-Elmarit-SL 24–90 mm f/2.8–4 Asph. and Leica Summicron-C / CW SONDEROPTIC