A Serious Man (2009)
Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen · Cinematography by Roger Deakins
R106 min64 frames
ComedyDrama
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What is A Serious Man about?
It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous acquaintances Sy Ableman.
A Serious Man is a 2009 black comedy-drama film written, produced, edited, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Set in 1967, the film stars Michael Stuhlbarg as a Minnesotan Jewish man whose life crumbles both professionally and personally, leading him to questions about his faith.
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What does the cinematography of A Serious Man look like?
Sampled across 64 frames, the coverage of A Serious Man leans on medium shots (36% of the sample) and close-ups (30%). Cinematographer Roger Deakins keeps 50% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 59% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of A Serious Man?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of A Serious Man (2009) are #302f2b, #ab9273, #545349, #161410, #d6cdb1, #47392c — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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