Chance of a Lifetime (1998)
Directed by Deborah Reinisch · Cinematography by Paul Elliott
90 min35 frames
ComedyDramaRomanceTV Movie
The wanted to fool the world. But they were only fooling themselves.
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What is Chance of a Lifetime about?
Irreverent freelance investigative reporter Tom Maguire hits rock bottom when bigot editor in chief Ivan refuses to print his pieces anymore and his bad back most be operated, but his health insurance just expired. Sympathetic editor Irene Dunbar, feeling guilty she didn't save his job, volunteers for a fake marriage so he can use her insurance. The 'happy couple' in now constantly beleaguered by her mother and an insurance inspector, while each has his own affairs, but the co-habitation also seems to generate meaningful affection.
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Who made Chance of a Lifetime?
- Deborah ReinischDirector
- Paul ElliottCinematography
- Karen S. ShapiroProducer
What does the cinematography of Chance of a Lifetime look like?
Across 35 sampled frames, medium shots dominate the coverage of Chance of a Lifetime. Cinematographer Paul Elliott keeps most of it in soft, naturalistic light. Much of the film 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. The production design places the film in the 1990s.
What is the color palette of Chance of a Lifetime?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Chance of a Lifetime (1998) are #342b2a, #d7cfc9, #534d48, #f5f5f4, #30354e, #8b786f — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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