An Elephant Sitting Still (2018)
Directed by Hu Bo · Cinematography by Fan Chao
230 min28 frames
Drama
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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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Who stars in An Elephant Sitting Still?
Who made An Elephant Sitting Still?
Hu BoDirector
Fan ChaoCinematography- Xuan LiuProducer
- Dongyan FuProducer
Wang XiaoshuaiProducer
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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