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Bronson (2008)

Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn · Cinematography by Larry Smith

R92 min59 frames

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What is Bronson about?

A young man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter ego, Charles Bronson.

Bronson is a 2008 British biographical prison black comedy film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, based on a script written by Refn and Brock Norman Brock. The film stars Tom Hardy as Michael Peterson, known from 1987 as Charles Bronson. The film follows the life of this prisoner, considered Britain's most violent criminal, who has been responsible for a dozen or so cases of hostage taking while incarcerated. The film received positive reviews from critics.

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What does the cinematography of Bronson look like?

Across 59 sampled frames, Bronson builds its coverage from medium shots (56% of the sample), with wide compositions (24%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Larry Smith keeps 49% of it in hard-edged, low-key light. 41% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 58% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Bronson?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Bronson (2008) are #0c0c0a, #2c2d29, #f7f8f4, #4f4d32, #344c4f, #d8d4c9 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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