Baby Doll (1956)
Directed by Elia Kazan · Cinematography by Boris Kaufman
R114 min28 frames
Drama
She's nineteen. She makes her husband keep away -- she won't let the stranger go.
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Baby Doll — official trailer
What is Baby Doll about?
Archie Lee Meighan is a failing cotton gin owner who is married to Baby Doll, a 19-year old childlike beauty whose father arranged the marriage for financial reasons. As Archie awaits the arrival of Baby Doll's 20th birthday, the day that they are supposed to consummate their marriage, he faces interference from business rival Silva Vacarro, who plots to seduce Baby Doll away from Meighan.
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What does the cinematography of Baby Doll look like?
Across 28 sampled frames, Baby Doll builds its coverage from medium shots, with close-ups carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Boris Kaufman keeps most of it in soft, low-key light. Most of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in most of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Baby Doll?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Baby Doll (1956) are #000000, #323232, #8a8a8a, #fdfdfd, #c8c8c8, #6e6e6e — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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