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Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press (1984)

Directed by Ulrike Ottinger · Cinematography by Ulrike Ottinger

150 min59 frames

Drama

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Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press (1984) — © Ulrike Oettinger Filmproduktion, Sender Freies Berlin

What is Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press about?

The final installment in Ulrike Ottinger’s Berlin Trilogy (following TICKET OF NO RETURN and FREAK ORLANDO) casts Delphine Seyrig as the nefarious Fritz Lang supervillain Dr. Mabuse, here the head of a powerful media empire that seeks to create headlines by manufacturing (and then publicly destroying) its own celebrity: the wealthy, handsome playboy Dorian Gray.

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Sampled across 59 frames, the coverage of Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press leans on medium shots (54% of the sample) and wide compositions (27%). Cinematographer Ulrike Ottinger keeps 42% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 46% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame.

What is the color palette of Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press (1984) are #2c2c2a, #0c0b0c, #52504d, #f5f5f3, #d0cfcc, #76726a — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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