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About Schmidt

Directed by Alexander Payne · Cinematography by James Glennon

R125 min65 frames

DramaComedy

Schmidt Happens.

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About Schmidt movie still: wide — A long, flat stretch of highway cuts through a vast, grassy rural plain. A solitary white recreational vehicle…About Schmidt movie still: wide — A single-story retail building has a large sign reading Waterbeds and More above it. A man stands in the glass…About Schmidt movie still: closeup — A man looks into a bathroom mirror while applying thick white facial cream. His face is heavily coated in the…About Schmidt movie still: medium — An airport terminal with rows of empty seating and large glass windows in back. A middle-aged man stands in the…About Schmidt movie still: closeup — A man stands indoors in front of window curtains that filter soft natural light. He brings his right hand up to…About Schmidt movie still: medium — A formal dining room features floral wallpaper and green curtains covering two windows. An older man sits at the…About Schmidt movie still: closeup — A residential interior features a person standing before sheer white curtains on a window. The subject wears…About Schmidt movie still: medium — A cluttered personal workspace features a paper-filled desk and a box of files. An older man sits in a black…About Schmidt movie still: medium — A dimly lit lounge featuring a long bar with customers in the background. An elderly man in a suit sits at the…About Schmidt movie still: medium — A collection of small porcelain figurines is arranged on a flat surface. A white sign reading LAYAWAY IS…About Schmidt movie still: establishing — A rural RV campground features several parked campers and trailers on gravel paths. Trees surround the…About Schmidt movie still: closeup — A wooden wall-mounted rack displays rows of ceramic thimbles with various painted designs. The display is…About Schmidt movie still: closeup — A pair of wrinkled hands hold a folded sheet of white paper. The paper features a child's crayon drawing of two…About Schmidt movie still: wide — A concrete lot features a solitary blue telephone booth under a gray sky. A man in a flat cap stands inside the…About Schmidt movie still: wide — An outdoor playground features a tall arched metal ladder structure over wood-chipped ground. A man hangs from the…About Schmidt movie still: medium — A banquet hall decorated with white fabric swags and small fairy lights at night. A middle-aged man in a tuxedo…
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About Schmidt — official trailer

What is About Schmidt about?

A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.

Where can you watch About Schmidt?

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What does the cinematography of About Schmidt look like?

Across 64 sampled frames, About Schmidt builds its coverage from medium shots (36% of the sample), with wide compositions (30%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer James Glennon keeps 69% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 56% of the frames.

What is the color palette of About Schmidt?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of About Schmidt are #312f2e, #d1d0ce, #8d908c, #51504e, #344554, #d0c7b2 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #d1d0ce
  • #8d908c
  • #51504e
  • #344554
  • #d0c7b2

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