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An Elephant Sitting Still (2018)

Directed by Hu Bo · Cinematography by Fan Chao

230 min28 frames

Drama

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An Elephant Sitting Still (2018) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room with a man sitting in the foreground of a bed. He rests his hand on his…An Elephant Sitting Still (2018) movie still: closeup — A dark interior room features a window with simple striped curtains at night. A woman is…An Elephant Sitting Still (2018) movie still: medium — A flat concrete rooftop overlooks an industrial city skyline during a hazy dusk. A person…An Elephant Sitting Still (2018) movie still: medium — A concrete tunnel underpass with exposed pipes running along the side wall. Two people stand…An Elephant Sitting Still (2018) movie still: closeup — A dark outdoor space with uneven dirt ground and a blurry building in back. A young man sits…An Elephant Sitting Still (2018) movie still: wide — A high-angle view looking down into a commercial building with escalators. Two men are waiting…An Elephant Sitting Still (2018) movie still: wide — An industrial concrete stairwell with exposed brick walls and narrow steps. A man carries a…An Elephant Sitting Still (2018) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit indoor space features a distant sunlit doorway opening to the outdoors. A person…An Elephant Sitting Still (2018) movie still: wide — A dark outdoor space with a low concrete wall behind the figures at night. Three adults and one…An Elephant Sitting Still (2018) movie still: wide — A rain-covered window looks out onto a gray, misty city street at intersection. A light-colored…An Elephant Sitting Still (2018) movie still: medium — A dimly lit staircase features a man sitting quietly in the shadows. He holds a phone to his…An Elephant Sitting Still (2018) movie still: wide — A dimly lit hospital corridor stretches into darkness with doors lining both walls. Three men…An Elephant Sitting Still (2018) movie still: medium — A dark, expansive concrete plaza outside a train station at night under dim light. Three…An Elephant Sitting Still (2018) movie still: medium — A cluttered apartment desk sits in front of a window overlooking a hazy urban area. A person…An Elephant Sitting Still (2018) movie still: wide — A dark, gravel-covered overpass surface during the dim light of blue hour. One man sits on the…An Elephant Sitting Still (2018) movie still: establishing — A flat field covered in a thin layer of snow. Sparse, dead grass stalks protrude…
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What is An Elephant Sitting Still about?

In the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli, they say there is an elephant that simply sits and ignores the world. Manzhouli becomes an obsession for the protagonists of this film, a longed-for escape from the downward spiral in which they find themselves.

Where can you watch An Elephant Sitting Still?

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What does the cinematography of An Elephant Sitting Still look like?

Sampled across 27 frames, the coverage of An Elephant Sitting Still leans on medium shots and wide compositions. Cinematographer Fan Chao keeps much of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for much of the film. Focus stays shallow in most of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of An Elephant Sitting Still?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of An Elephant Sitting Still (2018) are #2b2d2f, #4b4f50, #8a8d8d, #121315, #aeb2b3, #707171 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #4b4f50
  • #8a8d8d
  • #121315
  • #aeb2b3
  • #707171

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