Delicatessen (1991)
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro · Cinematography by Darius Khondji
R99 min54 frames
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What is Delicatessen about?
In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasional delicacy of meat, something that is in low supply. A young man new in town falls in love with the butcher's daughter, which causes conflicts in her family, who need the young man for other business-related purposes.
Delicatessen is a 1991 French post-apocalyptic black comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro, starring Dominique Pinon, Marie-Laure Dougnac, and Jean-Claude Dreyfus. It was released in North America as "presented by Terry Gilliam."
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What does the cinematography of Delicatessen look like?
Sampled across 54 frames, the coverage of Delicatessen leans on close-ups (33% of the sample) and medium shots (31%). The camera returns again and again to high angles. Cinematographer Darius Khondji keeps 74% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 67% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 59% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Delicatessen?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Delicatessen (1991) are #2d2718, #4e4d2b, #100d06, #28190e, #493a26, #383625 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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