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A Summer at Grandpa’s (1984)

Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien · Cinematography by Chen Kun-Hou

93 min44 frames

Drama

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A Summer at Grandpa’s (1984) movie still: medium — A young child stands in a grassy field under a bright, overcast sky. She looks directly toward…A Summer at Grandpa’s (1984) movie still: fullbody — Five young boys stand together on a concrete median at a street intersection. The children gaze…A Summer at Grandpa’s (1984) movie still: closeup — A student stands at a podium in front of a blurred crowd of peers. She speaks into a dual…A Summer at Grandpa’s (1984) movie still: wide — A dark interior room features polished wooden floors and paneled walls with recessed window areas.…A Summer at Grandpa’s (1984) movie still: medium — A formal wedding ceremony takes place before a wall featuring traditional gold scroll banners. A…A Summer at Grandpa’s (1984) movie still: medium — A group of five young Asian boys stands on a rocky riverbank outdoors. The boys are mostly…A Summer at Grandpa’s (1984) movie still: medium — A rural road paved with worn asphalt stretches past grassy verges and stacked wood. A young girl…A Summer at Grandpa’s (1984) movie still: wide — A group of children walks along rain-slicked train tracks passing through rural wet paddy fields.…A Summer at Grandpa’s (1984) movie still: medium — A young child stands within a dense patch of tall green grassy vegetation. The child wearing a…A Summer at Grandpa’s (1984) movie still: wide — A quiet, paved road stretches between dense greenery and overhead power lines. A small child walks…A Summer at Grandpa’s (1984) movie still: wide — A Japanese-style interior features straw tatami mats and large windows with grid panels. A young…A Summer at Grandpa’s (1984) movie still: establishing — A two-story dark residential house is surrounded by silhouettes of dense trees at night. A…A Summer at Grandpa’s (1984) movie still: medium — A living room features wood-paneled walls and a grid-patterned window behind a blue sofa. An…A Summer at Grandpa’s (1984) movie still: medium — A wooden building features an elevated balcony with a white latticed railing. Two children lean…A Summer at Grandpa’s (1984) movie still: fullbody — A group of children stand on a dirt ridge separating green fields of rice. They gather on the…A Summer at Grandpa’s (1984) movie still: establishing — A dark, hilly village landscape features multi-story residential buildings set against a…
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A Summer at Grandpa’s — official trailer

What is A Summer at Grandpa’s about?

A coming-of-age story about a young brother and sister whom spend a pivotal summer in the country with their grandparents.

Who stars in A Summer at Grandpa’s?

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What does the cinematography of A Summer at Grandpa’s look like?

Sampled across 44 frames, the coverage of A Summer at Grandpa’s leans on wide compositions (43% of the sample) and medium shots (25%). Cinematographer Chen Kun-Hou keeps 70% of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 86% of the frames play in daylight. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 84% of the frames.

What is the color palette of A Summer at Grandpa’s?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of A Summer at Grandpa’s (1984) are #d1d1cb, #2f322b, #4f5250, #596d52, #f5f6f5, #8b8f90 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #d1d1cb
  • #2f322b
  • #4f5250
  • #596d52
  • #f5f6f5
  • #8b8f90

See the full A Summer at Grandpa’s colour palette — every hex with its share, plus warmth, saturation and luminance.

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