They shot the film in Hungary, which has experienced crews and a valuable rebate program, followed by a postproduction deal in the U.K., which allowed them to take advantage of a second tax credit.

For the past 12 months our photographers have roamed hotel rooms, celebrity homes and even hideaways of the Hollywood Bowl in search of transcendent shots of Hollywood and arts figures in their element.

The film tries to take us as close as possible to the diva — Larraín literally shot much of it, operating the camera himself, within a foot or two of Jolie’s face — and inside her mind.

While the cost of turkey and sprouts has driven down the cost of a Christmas dinner this year, what you pay for potatoes, carrots and parsnips has shot up.

Many people were shot while trying to escape, he said.