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Documenteur (1981)

Directed by Agnès Varda · Cinematography by Nurith Aviv, Affonso Beato, Bob Carr

65 min31 frames

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Documenteur (1981) movie still: wide — A wide shot shows a sandy beach with a dark, horizontal barrier framing the top. An elderly woman in a coat…Documenteur (1981) movie still: medium — A woman and a child sit side by side against a flat dark wall. They occupy the frame while looking towards…Documenteur (1981) movie still: wide — A paved lot features a large mural of a ship crashing against a cliff. A woman and a young boy stand before…Documenteur (1981) movie still: fullbody — A narrow passage exists between two residential buildings with weathered green and yellow paint. A woman…Documenteur (1981) movie still: closeup — A close-up of a typewriter page with repeating French phrases typed on white paper. The metal typewriter…Documenteur (1981) movie still: medium — A 1970s laundromat with rows of brown machines and tan carpeting. A woman in a white sweater sits in the…Documenteur (1981) movie still: wide — A dark sandy beach at twilight meets a calm ocean under a clouded sky. A woman stands in profile while…Documenteur (1981) movie still: medium — A woman is reflected in a pane of glass overlooking a sandy beach. She holds a white telephone to her ear…Documenteur (1981) movie still: fullbody — An empty room with light hardwood floors and plain beige walls seen through a doorway. A young boy…Documenteur (1981) movie still: medium — A child leans against a textured white wall featuring green and gray mural painting. The child holds a…Documenteur (1981) movie still: establishing — A residential structure stands against a dark blue evening sky with several palm trees. Two windows…Documenteur (1981) movie still: fullbody — A concrete pier extends towards a sandy beach and city buildings under an overcast sky. A woman walks…Documenteur (1981) movie still: medium — Four musicians perform on a balcony behind a white metal railing. The men wear matching tan charro suits…Documenteur (1981) movie still: wide — A paved asphalt area fronts a large desert-themed mural painted on a vertical surface. The mural depicts a…Documenteur (1981) movie still: wide — A wide sandy beach stretches toward the calm blue ocean under a partly cloudy sky. Two people walk across the…Documenteur (1981) movie still: medium — A weathered wooden house exterior shows peeling paint and an old Greek key pattern.
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Documenteur — official trailer

What is Documenteur about?

After separating from the father of her son, a young French woman tries to find lodging and a fresh start in L.A. for herself and her son.

Where can you watch Documenteur?

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What does the cinematography of Documenteur look like?

Sampled across 31 frames, the coverage of Documenteur leans on medium shots and wide compositions. Cinematographer Nurith Aviv keeps almost all of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — most of the frames play in daylight. Vintage glass shapes the frame, over a texture recalling 16mm.

What is the color palette of Documenteur?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Documenteur (1981) are #33302d, #a98f6f, #d5ccb4, #51554c, #364b52, #cfd3d0 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #33302d
  • #a98f6f
  • #d5ccb4
  • #51554c
  • #364b52
  • #cfd3d0

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