Biutiful (2010)
Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu · Cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto
R148 min60 frames
Drama
You don't choose your family. We all belong to somebody, but to belong to Uxbal and Marambra, is both a blessing and a curse.
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What is Biutiful about?
This is a story of a man in free fall. On the road to redemption, darkness lights his way. Connected with the afterlife, Uxbal is a tragic hero and father of two who's sensing the danger of death. He struggles with a tainted reality and a fate that works against him in order to forgive, for love, and forever.
Biutiful is a 2010 psychological tragedy film directed, produced and co-written by Alejandro González Iñárritu, and starring Javier Bardem. The project marks Iñárritu's first film in his native Spanish language since his debut feature Amores perros (2000). Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo del Toro serve as associate producers. The film follows Uxbal, a criminal and father who is diagnosed with prostate cancer and seeks to settle his affairs and responsibilities before he dies. The title is in reference to the phonetic spelling in Spanish of the English word beautiful.
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What does the cinematography of Biutiful look like?
Across 60 sampled frames, Biutiful builds its coverage from close-ups (37% of the sample), with medium shots (27%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto keeps 52% of it in soft, low-key light. 63% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 65% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Biutiful?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Biutiful (2010) are #090f10, #2e3332, #304c4e, #122a2e, #516e6f, #d2d2ce — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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