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Coming Home (1978)

Directed by Hal Ashby · Cinematography by Haskell Wexler

R127 min61 frames

DramaRomanceWar

A man who believed in war! A man who believed in nothing! And a woman who believed in both of them!

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Coming Home (1978) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features brown curtains and an old television on a shelf. A woman stands in the doorway…Coming Home (1978) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit close-up of a couple lying closely together on white sheets. The woman rests her head on the…Coming Home (1978) movie still: medium — A dark outdoor space near the ocean at twilight with a vehicle parked foreground. A young woman in a…Coming Home (1978) movie still: closeup — A dim room features a bright round light bulb adjacent to a person's face. The subject has dark hair…Coming Home (1978) movie still: medium — A dark, dimly lit room contains a person holding a wooden object. The man in a light shirt looks away from…Coming Home (1978) movie still: medium — A dimly lit restaurant setting with blurred figures in the background and foreground. A man sits at a table…Coming Home (1978) movie still: medium — A dark, dimly lit bar environment with indistinct background shapes and faint red light. A woman in a light…Coming Home (1978) movie still: closeup — An interior residential space features a window with blurred light entering the frame. A woman with brown…Coming Home (1978) movie still: medium — A man and a woman lie close together in a bed at night. They are covered by a beige blanket while facing…Coming Home (1978) movie still: medium — A dimly lit attic space features a low sloped ceiling and white wooden railings. A woman stands beside a…Coming Home (1978) movie still: medium — A woman stands in front of a window covered by layered cream curtains. She keeps her hands clasped together…Coming Home (1978) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room focuses on the back of a person with hair rollers. The subject sits before a vintage…Coming Home (1978) movie still: fullbody — A sandy coastal environment features a weathered lifeguard tower structure with steep wooden stairs. A…Coming Home (1978) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a brick fireplace with a mantle holding various books. A woman in a white…Coming Home (1978) movie still: medium — A spartan 1970s room with beige walls, a metal desk, and a large window. Four men in suits and uniforms…Coming Home (1978) movie still: wide — A quiet road features a white sports car driving away from the camera. A person in a white dress stands on a…
Coming Home (1978) — © United Artists, Jerome Hellman Productions

Coming Home — official trailer

What is Coming Home about?

In 1968 California, a Marine officer's wife falls in love with a former high school classmate who suffered a paralyzing combat injury in the war.

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What does the cinematography of Coming Home look like?

Sampled across 61 frames, the coverage of Coming Home leans on medium shots (61% of the sample) and close-ups (18%). Cinematographer Haskell Wexler keeps 52% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 54% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 74% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1970s.

What is the color palette of Coming Home?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Coming Home (1978) are #32312d, #54524c, #12100e, #261812, #75706b, #928b75 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #32312d
  • #54524c
  • #12100e
  • #261812
  • #75706b
  • #928b75

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