FrameThrower · Actors · Hubert Koundé
Hubert Koundé
2 films · 90 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1995–1999
Born 30 December 1970 · Saint-Denis, La Réunion, France
Hubert Koundé is a French actor and film director. Koundé is best known for his role as Hubert in the film La Haine by Mathieu Kassovitz. He is also the author of a play: "Cagoule: Valentine and Yamina," performed in 2003 (Cagoule: Valentin et Yamina, montée en 2003). He made two short films: Qui se ressemble s'assemble and Menhir, and co-directed a feature film: Paris, la métisse. He has also worked on English language films such as The Constant Gardener.
He spent his childhood between France and Benin where he was born.
How their films are shot
Measured across 90 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Hubert takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 48% of their frames are night, 42% low key — the look of the work Hubert takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
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