FILM SEEMS DARK

When I first saw this comment, I thought this was refering to Huston's interpretation of Miller's writing, which had a good take on it.

Now that you write about it, yes, the cinematography appeared to have used filters on the lenses for some scenes, although when I viewed this on a premium movie channel, most of the shots were crisp. Judging from the sun's angle for many shots, much of the movie was filmed at sunset or sunrise.

With Huston directing a Miller script, I'd say the idea of "The Misfits" mise en scene being victim to an 'off-the-wall production company with sub standard equipment' doen't hold water.

I've recently seen it and, as a cinemantographer, recognize many scenes as day-for-night and with deep red and yellow filters. As someone else said, there's a pervasive darkness of character mirrored in the cinematography.

I noticed this more as the film progresses.