Michael Mann's HD Defence

4 months ago 01st Jul 13:30

Michael Mann has defended shooting 'Public Enemies' in high definition.

The director, whose previous credits include 'Heat' and 'Miami Vice', wanted audiences to fully interact with his new movie - which is set during the Depression in 1930s America.

Mann said: "I shot in HD for a reason. My objective wasn't to have people look at a period film, I wanted the audience to be involved in the film. I wanted it to feel like it had all the complexity of what it was like in that period of time.

I didn't want people to watch it from a distance, I wanted them to have an intimate connection to those times and for those times to have an impact on people.

"I didn't want people to watch it from a distance, I wanted them to have an intimate connection to those times and for those times to have an impact on people."

'Public Enemies' stars Johnny Depp as notorious bank robber Johnny Dillinger, with Christian Bale playing Melvin Purvis - the FBI agent who is responsible for tracking him down.

Marion Cotillard portrays Billie Frechette, who falls in love with Dillinger.