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Dersu Uzala (1975)

Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Cinematography by Asakazu Nakai, Fyodor Dobronravov, Yuri Gantman

G142 min53 frames

AdventureDrama

There is man and beast at nature's mercy. There is awe and love and reverence. And there is the man called...

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Dersu Uzala (1975) movie still: wide — A man swims through a shallow, fast-moving rocky river channel. The subject carries a dark, possibly wooden,…Dersu Uzala (1975) movie still: wide — A group of men in military-style clothing gathers around a campfire in the dark woods. One man crouches near…Dersu Uzala (1975) movie still: medium — Soldiers lead horses through a shallow, rocky stream bordered by dense green foliage. The men wear…Dersu Uzala (1975) movie still: wide — A man in a heavy coat stands atop a snowy embankment near a railing. The landscape is a flat, overcast winter…Dersu Uzala (1975) movie still: wide — A rustic log structure with a rough timber roof sits in an autumn forest. Fallen leaves blanket the ground…Dersu Uzala (1975) movie still: wide — A vast, barren salt flat stretches toward a distant, hazy horizon under a sunset sky. Two men stand…Dersu Uzala (1975) movie still: closeup — Several strips of cut paper with typed Russian text are pasted onto a document. The document features…Dersu Uzala (1975) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with wooden floors is viewed from a dark doorway. A woman holds a small cup and saucer…Dersu Uzala (1975) movie still: wide — A flat, snow-covered landscape stretches to the horizon under a clear, pale sky. Two soldiers stand by a pile…Dersu Uzala (1975) movie still: medium — A man in a dark tunic sits against a rough stone wall at night. The man remains still while resting his…Dersu Uzala (1975) movie still: wide — A man stands alone in a snow-covered forest beside a fresh grave mound. Trees surround the clearing in the…Dersu Uzala (1975) movie still: fullbody — Snow-covered railway tracks stretch through a desolate landscape under a dim winter dusk sky. A lone…Dersu Uzala (1975) movie still: wide — A group of soldiers gathers around a small campfire beside a dark river at night. One officer stands tall…Dersu Uzala (1975) movie still: fullbody — A woodland clearing features a large canvas tent pitched amongst autumn trees and leaves. Two men stand…Dersu Uzala (1975) movie still: establishing — A dense winter landscape with deep, unbroken snow cover and thin, leafless tree trunks. A small, dark…Dersu Uzala (1975) movie still: wide — A vast, flat, and desolate frozen plain extends toward a distant, low horizon line. Two figures in heavy…
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Dersu Uzala — official trailer

What is Dersu Uzala about?

A military explorer meets and befriends a Goldi man in Russia’s unmapped forests. A deep and abiding bond evolves between the two men, one civilized in the usual sense, the other at home in the glacial Siberian woods.

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What does the cinematography of Dersu Uzala look like?

Across 53 sampled frames, Dersu Uzala builds its coverage from wide compositions (40% of the sample), with medium shots (28%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Asakazu Nakai keeps 60% of it in soft, naturalistic light. 42% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 66% of the frames.

What is the color palette of Dersu Uzala?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Dersu Uzala (1975) are #34322c, #28150f, #515350, #4a382c, #4e4738, #d7d7d6 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #28150f
  • #515350
  • #4a382c
  • #4e4738
  • #d7d7d6

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