Boys Don’t Cry (1999)
Directed by Kimberly Peirce · Cinematography by Jim Denault
R118 min64 frames
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A true story about finding the courage to be yourself.
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What is Boys Don’t Cry about?
A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska.
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What does the cinematography of Boys Don’t Cry look like?
Sampled across 64 frames, the coverage of Boys Don’t Cry leans on medium shots (55% of the sample) and close-ups (25%). Cinematographer Jim Denault keeps 73% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 86% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 78% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Boys Don’t Cry?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Boys Don’t Cry (1999) are #322c2d, #0f0d11, #111329, #30344d, #efeff0, #524e4a — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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