A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Directed by Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell · Cinematography by Jack Cardiff
PG104 min65 frames
RomanceFantasyDramaComedy
Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!
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What is A Matter of Life and Death about?
A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl.
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What does the cinematography of A Matter of Life and Death look like?
Across 65 sampled frames, A Matter of Life and Death builds its coverage from medium shots (31% of the sample), with close-ups (25%) carrying much of the rest. High angles recur throughout. Cinematographer Jack Cardiff keeps 46% of it in soft, low-key light. 40% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. The production design places the film in the 1940s.
What is the color palette of A Matter of Life and Death?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of A Matter of Life and Death (1946) are #302f2f, #090808, #f8f8f8, #cfcfcf, #727170, #4b4a4c — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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