Adrian Lyne
Film director · 5 films (1983–2022)
Adrian Lyne is a director whose work here spans Flashdance (1983) to Deep Water (2022), across drama and romance. 2 of those films were photographed by Howard Atherton. All 293 frames from 5 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Adrian Lyne is an English film director. Lyne is known for sexually charged narratives, conflicting passions, the power of seduction, moral ambiguity, betrayal, and the indelibility of infidelity.
Born 4 March 1941 · Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Directing style
Adrian Lyne anchors his tense, lonely psychological dramas in intimate, eye-level medium shots and closeups, isolating subjects within interior spaces using a consistently shallow depth of field. Lighting relies heavily on practical sources and single windows to pierce predominantly nocturnal settings, casting deep shadows across a cool, desaturated palette punctuated by deep blues, dark grays, and sharp accents of crimson. This naturalistic yet moody approach to blocking and light emphasizes the characters' internal isolation, maintaining a grounded, eye-level perspective even as the narrative tension escalates.
Films directed by Adrian Lyne
About Adrian Lyne
When was Adrian Lyne born?
Adrian Lyne was born on 4 March 1941 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
What films has Adrian Lyne directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 5 of them: Flashdance (1983), Fatal Attraction (1987), Jacob’s Ladder (1990), Lolita (1997) and Deep Water (2022).
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All 293 indexed frames from 5 films directed by Adrian Lyne — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.