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Dancing at Lughnasa (1998)

Directed by Pat O'Connor · Cinematography by Kenneth MacMillan

PG95 min142 frames

Drama

Five sisters embrace the spirit of a people.

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Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) movie still: establishing — A rural stone cottage sits at night in a dark grass field. Smoke rises from the chimney while…Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) movie still: wide — A rural landscape features a vast grassy field bounded by a dense forest line. Two people travel…Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) movie still: fullbody — A woman stands in a grassy meadow picking fruit from a thin bush. The terrain is rolling and…Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room with plain wall panels and white bedding. An elderly man with a beard looks…Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a large stone fireplace with a mantle shelf above. Five women sit in a…Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) movie still: medium — A rustic dining room features wooden furniture and dim, warm lighting from an oil lamp. A family is…Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) movie still: wide — A rural stone cottage exterior at night features a weathered wall and dark yard. The scene is empty…Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) movie still: medium — A spartan room features a green wooden cabinet with stacks of papers on top. A balding man in a…Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) movie still: closeup — A dark bedroom interior with a woman sleeping in a bed. The person lies on white pillows with eyes…Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) movie still: medium — An interior space features wooden chairs and soft, natural light filtering through a window. Two…Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) movie still: medium — An outdoor farmyard features dirt ground with a woman and a child sitting nearby. The woman watches…Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit interior space with a door slightly ajar revealing a woman. The woman stands behind…Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) movie still: closeup — A low stone wall built from rounded boulders sits in an outdoor natural environment. A young boy…Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) movie still: wide — A desolate mountain valley under heavy cloud cover features a dirt path. Two figures walk away from…Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) movie still: wide — A dark, sparsely furnished bedroom contains two wooden beds with quilts. Daylight enters through a…Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) movie still: medium — A group of sheep huddle together in a grassy, open field during the day. The animals stand…
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Dancing at Lughnasa — official trailer

What is Dancing at Lughnasa about?

Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.

Where can you watch Dancing at Lughnasa?

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What does the cinematography of Dancing at Lughnasa look like?

Across 138 sampled frames, Dancing at Lughnasa builds its coverage from medium shots (52% of the sample), with wide compositions (16%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Kenneth MacMillan keeps 69% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Focus stays shallow in 74% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Dancing at Lughnasa?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) are #332f2a, #555149, #4e4c39, #897b6d, #908b76, #afa793 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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