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Being There (1979)

Directed by Hal Ashby · Cinematography by Caleb Deschanel

PG130 min64 frames

ComedyDrama

Getting there is half the fun; being there is all of it!

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Being There (1979) movie still: establishing — A massive stone French Renaissance style chateau dominates the center of the frame. Bare trees frame…Being There (1979) movie still: wide — A gravel-pathed courtyard with trimmed hedges and a wooden pergola structure overhead. A lone man wearing a…Being There (1979) movie still: wide — A nighttime street corner features a large illuminated neon burger restaurant sign. A distant streetlamp…Being There (1979) movie still: wide — A hotel room features a large bed with a dark wood headboard centered. A man and a woman rest together under…Being There (1979) movie still: wide — A stone pyramid mausoleum features an eye symbol and inscription set within a forest. Several men in dark…Being There (1979) movie still: medium — A sterile medical environment features multiple beds separated by a divider in the background. An elderly…Being There (1979) movie still: wide — A dark paneled billiard room features a fireplace, two pool tables, and framed pictures. Two men in…Being There (1979) movie still: fullbody — A formal study featuring mahogany paneling, a large fireplace, and antique furniture. Three men stand…Being There (1979) movie still: medium — A dark night setting featuring an elderly man and woman in formal attire. A microphone is held in the…Being There (1979) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a woman seated in a green patterned armchair. A warm lamp provides a strong…Being There (1979) movie still: medium — A dimly lit bedroom features an ornate, dark wooden headboard behind a person. The man in a green shirt…Being There (1979) movie still: medium — An elevator interior features dark, intricately carved wood paneling on the walls. Two men dressed in…Being There (1979) movie still: wide — A spacious room features floor-to-ceiling wooden bookshelves filled with leather-bound volumes and red…Being There (1979) movie still: wide — A formal room with parquet wooden floors is lined with a series of state flags. A man addresses a seated…Being There (1979) movie still: medium — A bronze statue of a man stands against a bright, featureless pale sky. The figure is posed pointing a…Being There (1979) movie still: wide — A formal dining room features a long table with a central floral arrangement. Five people participate in a…
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What is Being There about?

A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television.

Being There is a 1979 American satirical comedy-drama film starring Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, and Melvyn Douglas. Directed by Hal Ashby, it is based on the 1970 novel Being There by Jerzy Kosiński, and adapted for the screen by Kosiński and the uncredited Robert C. Jones. Jack Warden, Richard Dysart, and Richard Basehart are featured in support. The film concerns a simple-minded and heavily sheltered gardener who explores the outside world after the death of his wealthy employer and is mistaken for a brilliant political pundit.

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What does the cinematography of Being There look like?

Sampled across 64 frames, the coverage of Being There leans on medium shots (48% of the sample) and wide compositions (34%). Cinematographer Caleb Deschanel keeps 53% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 47% of the frames.

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