To watch Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” is to take an expansive tour of California — from the northern tip to the southern border.
Over nearly three hours, Leonardo DiCaprio’s Bob evolves from revolutionary to fugitive to heroic father straining to save his teenage daughter, Willa, from his obsessive nemesis, Col. Lockjaw. On his journey, audiences get to to visit hidden corners of the state that even natives seldom see.
In an interview, Michael Glaser, the film’s supervising location manager, detailed several of the locations — including where that epic car chase was shot — that make up the compartmentalized character worlds he and his team helped create.
Our photographer visited them on a road trip. Have a look.
Film stills via Warner Bros.
Produced by Sean Catangui, Tala Safie and Amanda Webster
Matt Stevens is a Times reporter who writes about arts and culture from Los Angeles.
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