Any decade contains many worlds. Although Battle of the Sexes
was a return to the 1970s, a period I had explored previously
in American Hustle, there were many key differences. The story
and characters often reveal how a time period can best be
represented. American Hustle showed us the strivers and dreamers
surrounded by the glamour of New York City. Battle of the Sexes
"We also talked about contrasting
the female world and the male
world, and palette played a part
in that as well. Bobby's home
life with his wife Priscilla was
feminine—white living room, pink
dining table, a huge portrait of
her in the living room. The scenes
in the locker room of the Tennis
Center were shot in the very
masculine black marble men's
room at Pasadena's Ambassador
Auditorium."
