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Elevator To The Gallows (Ascenseur pour l’échafaud) (1958)

Directed by Louis Malle · Cinematography by Henri Decaë

91 min62 frames

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Frantic for life and love, frantic for excitement.

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What is Elevator To The Gallows (Ascenseur pour l’échafaud) about?

A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.

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What does the cinematography of Elevator To The Gallows (Ascenseur pour l’échafaud) look like?

Sampled across 62 frames, the coverage of Elevator To The Gallows (Ascenseur pour l’échafaud) leans on medium shots (44% of the sample) and close-ups (21%). Cinematographer Henri Decaë keeps 40% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 55% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame.

What is the color palette of Elevator To The Gallows (Ascenseur pour l’échafaud)?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Elevator To The Gallows (Ascenseur pour l’échafaud) (1958) are #020202, #8c8c8c, #2f2f2f, #cbcbcb, #fcfcfc, #6d6d6d — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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