A Quiet Passion (2016)

Directed by Terence Davies · Cinematography by Florian Hoffmeister

PG-13125 min47 frames

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What is A Quiet Passion about?

The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist.

A Quiet Passion is a 2016 British biographical film written and directed by Terence Davies about the life of American poet Emily Dickinson. The film stars Cynthia Nixon as the reclusive poet. It co-stars Emma Bell as young Dickinson, Jennifer Ehle, Duncan Duff, and Keith Carradine. The film premiered at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2016 and was released in the United Kingdom on 7 April 2017. It won the Grand Prix at Film Fest Gent in 2016, and was voted the best film of 2017 by the Museum of the Moving Image publication Reverse Shot.

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What does the cinematography of A Quiet Passion look like?

Across 46 sampled frames, A Quiet Passion builds its coverage from medium shots (61% of the sample), with full-body frames (17%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Florian Hoffmeister keeps 57% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 80% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1800s.

What is the color palette of A Quiet Passion?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of A Quiet Passion (2016) are #30332f, #131411, #50554c, #d7d6ca, #514a37, #aba997 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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