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A Ghost Story (2017)

Directed by David Lowery · Cinematography by Andrew Droz Palermo

R92 min64 frames

DramaFantasyMysteryRomance

It's all about time.

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A Ghost Story (2017) movie still: wide — An abandoned interior features a room with debris-covered floors and damaged wood-paneled walls. A piano…A Ghost Story (2017) movie still: medium — A dark hallway leads into a warmly lit room with a bedside lamp visible. A child stands in the foreground…A Ghost Story (2017) movie still: medium — A dark outdoor space with indistinct surroundings at night. A single figure wearing a white sheet stands…A Ghost Story (2017) movie still: medium — A dimly lit recording workspace features a desk lamp and audio equipment on a table. A person faces away…A Ghost Story (2017) movie still: medium — A person covered by a white sheet stands behind a window with grid muntins. The figure gazes forward…A Ghost Story (2017) movie still: establishing — A vast expanse of deep space contains a glowing spiral galaxy at its center. Countless small white…A Ghost Story (2017) movie still: medium — A dilapidated, empty room features peeling paint, debris on the floor, and dark corners. A figure draped…A Ghost Story (2017) movie still: wide — A single-story residential home is in the process of being demolished by heavy machinery. Two yellow…A Ghost Story (2017) movie still: medium — A residential room features dark wooden cabinets, a central island, and patterned flooring. A figure…A Ghost Story (2017) movie still: fullbody — A quiet residential interior features a white sheeted figure standing near a side window. A piano rests…A Ghost Story (2017) movie still: wide — A modern building atrium with multiple levels of glass-paned office windows in stone walls. A single figure…A Ghost Story (2017) movie still: establishing — A multi-pane window with black muntins looks out onto a blurry outdoor scene. Pale sky and green…A Ghost Story (2017) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room contains a piano, a sheet-draped figure, and a window with curtains. A man with a beard…A Ghost Story (2017) movie still: medium — A minimalist room contains a bed with a white quilted cover and a curtained window. A woman with long…A Ghost Story (2017) movie still: closeup — A close-up view of a printed page containing literary text on weathered paper. The text details a…A Ghost Story (2017) movie still: medium — A dark indoor space where two people sit at a table during dinner. The man in the foreground speaks while…
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A Ghost Story — official trailer

What is A Ghost Story about?

Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away.

A Ghost Story is a 2017 American supernatural drama film written and directed by David Lowery and starring Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, and Will Oldham. It is about a man who becomes a ghost and remains in the house he shared with his wife.

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Where can you watch A Ghost Story?

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What does the cinematography of A Ghost Story look like?

Across 61 sampled frames, A Ghost Story builds its coverage from medium shots (46% of the sample), with wide compositions (20%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Andrew Droz Palermo keeps 44% of it in soft, naturalistic light. 52% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame.

What is the color palette of A Ghost Story?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of A Ghost Story (2017) are #2f2f2f, #51504c, #d5d3cf, #131313, #a6958b, #72726f — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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