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Dumplings (2004)

Directed by Fruit Chan · Cinematography by Christopher Doyle

91 min51 frames

Horror

You eat… that you are…

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Dumplings (2004) movie still: medium — A room features pale green walls with visible wear and a window with blinds. Two women stand back-to-back…Dumplings (2004) movie still: closeup — A close-up view shows a hand with lavender nail polish holding an amber item. The subject is lifting the…Dumplings (2004) movie still: closeup — The feet of a person wearing red high heels rest on a tiled floor. A wooden chair leg is positioned between…Dumplings (2004) movie still: medium — A cluttered apartment room features walls painted a deep, slightly weathered green. A woman in a floral print…Dumplings (2004) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit indoor space is partially obscured by a heavy, textured vertical curtain. A woman looks past the…Dumplings (2004) movie still: medium — A woman stands in a bright indoor doorway adjacent to a solid tan wall. She poses with her hands lifted above…Dumplings (2004) movie still: medium — A woman stands in a tiled bathroom looking at her reflection in a mirror. She has white cosmetic cream on her…Dumplings (2004) movie still: medium — A woman looks into a mirror located inside a bright white domestic bathroom space. She stands partially…Dumplings (2004) movie still: closeup — A person lies on white bed sheets under warm ambient lighting. A woman smiles while holding a piece of blue…Dumplings (2004) movie still: wide — A luxury hotel bathroom features white marble countertops, a round mirror, and a television. The television…Dumplings (2004) movie still: medium — A medical examination room features a patient on a cot beside a tray. The patient looks toward a medical…Dumplings (2004) movie still: medium — A hospital hallway features tiled walls and multiple patients sitting in wooden chairs receiving IVs. A woman…Dumplings (2004) movie still: closeup — A glass container holds thin, pale slices of ginger topped with bright orange roe. The ingredients rest in…Dumplings (2004) movie still: medium — A green-walled interior room features a decorative gold-framed mirror and a porcelain statue. A woman's eyes…Dumplings (2004) movie still: closeup — A dark indoor space with a dimly visible green wall and red fabric elements. A hand with light skin rests…Dumplings (2004) movie still: medium — An interior space is crowded with various porcelain figurines and religious statuary on shelves. A woman with…
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What is Dumplings about?

Aunt Mei's famous homemade dumplings provide amazing age-defying qualities popular with middle-aged women. But her latest customer, a fading actress, is determined to find out what the secret ingredient is.

Dumplings is a 2004 Hong Kong horror film, directed by Fruit Chan. It was expanded from a short segment in the horror compilation, Three... Extremes. The film is rated as Category III in Hong Kong. It premiered in Germany during the Berlin International Film Festival, on 4 August 2004, as part of the Panorama section.

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What does the cinematography of Dumplings look like?

Across 51 sampled frames, Dumplings builds its coverage from close-ups (47% of the sample), with medium shots (45%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Christopher Doyle keeps 49% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 88% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Dumplings?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Dumplings (2004) are #31312d, #f5f5f3, #51514b, #cfd1cf, #aea692, #d4b5af — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #51514b
  • #cfd1cf
  • #aea692
  • #d4b5af

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