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Childhood of a Leader (2015)

Directed by Brady Corbet · Cinematography by Lol Crawley

115 min62 frames

Drama

Witness the birth of a terrifying ego.

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Childhood of a Leader — official trailer

What is Childhood of a Leader about?

The chilling story of a young American boy living in France in 1918 whose father is working for the US government on the creation of the Treaty of Versailles. What he witnesses helps to mold his beliefs – and we witness the birth of a terrifying ego.

Where can you watch Childhood of a Leader?

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What does the cinematography of Childhood of a Leader look like?

Sampled across 62 frames, the coverage of Childhood of a Leader leans on medium shots (40% of the sample) and wide compositions (26%). Cinematographer Lol Crawley keeps 47% of it in soft, low-key light. This is largely a daylight film — 65% of the frames play in daylight. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 63% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Childhood of a Leader?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Childhood of a Leader (2015) are #2f302f, #4e4f4b, #141515, #d4d2cd, #8e8e88, #28231c — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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