Ariel (1988)
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki · Cinematography by Timo Salminen
72 min39 frames
ComedyDramaRomanceCrime
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What is Ariel about?
A Finnish man goes to the city to find a job after the mine where he worked is closed and his father commits suicide.
Where can you watch Ariel?
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What does the cinematography of Ariel look like?
Across 39 sampled frames, Ariel builds its coverage from medium shots, with wide compositions carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Timo Salminen keeps much of it in soft, naturalistic light. Much of the film play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in most of the frames.
What is the color palette of Ariel?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Ariel (1988) are #313030, #121213, #72706b, #908f8f, #d4d2cc, #adafb0 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
#313030#121213#72706b#908f8f#d4d2cc#adafb0
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