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Forty Shades of Blue (2005)

Directed by Ira Sachs · Cinematography by Julian Whatley

R108 min67 frames

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Forty Shades of Blue (2005) movie still: medium — An outdoor setting features a musician standing in front of a blurry background. A man wears a…Forty Shades of Blue (2005) movie still: medium — A recording studio interior viewed through a control room window glass. Several people work with…Forty Shades of Blue (2005) movie still: fullbody — A residential home entrance with brick siding features a woman standing on the sidewalk. An…Forty Shades of Blue (2005) movie still: medium — An interior space with wooden cabinetry in a low-light residential setting. A woman stands in the…Forty Shades of Blue (2005) movie still: medium — An airport terminal drop-off area features beige brick pillars and informational signage. A man in…Forty Shades of Blue (2005) movie still: closeup — A dark vehicle interior with blurred out-of-focus city lights visible through the window. A young…Forty Shades of Blue (2005) movie still: medium — An open outdoor area provides a neutral background for the two women standing nearby. The primary…Forty Shades of Blue (2005) movie still: medium — An interior space features a light-colored curtain backdrop and soft ambient lighting. A woman…Forty Shades of Blue (2005) movie still: medium — A group of people gathers outdoors in a field with dry vegetation in background. A man plays the…Forty Shades of Blue (2005) movie still: establishing — A dark swamp landscape with silhouettes of bare trees and branches against the sky. A calm…Forty Shades of Blue (2005) movie still: medium — A dimly lit parking lot features a concrete wall and parked vehicles at night. A woman in a…Forty Shades of Blue (2005) movie still: medium — A hotel entrance at night features large red curtains and architectural columns along the path.…Forty Shades of Blue (2005) movie still: closeup — Two individuals are lying in a bed with white sheets and a dark headboard. A man and a woman are…Forty Shades of Blue (2005) movie still: medium — A dark, wood-paneled hallway with a glimpse into a secondary room featuring green walls. A man and…Forty Shades of Blue (2005) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with framed wall art visible in the blurred background. A smiling woman looks…Forty Shades of Blue (2005) movie still: closeup — A modern bedroom features a wooden headboard and white pillows on a bed. A man and a woman lie…
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Forty Shades of Blue — official trailer

What is Forty Shades of Blue about?

A Russian woman living in Memphis with a much older rock-n-roll legend experiences a personal awakening when her husband's estranged son comes to visit.

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What does the cinematography of Forty Shades of Blue look like?

Across 66 sampled frames, medium shots dominate the coverage of Forty Shades of Blue (77% of the sample). Cinematographer Julian Whatley keeps 52% of it in soft, naturalistic light. 55% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Focus stays shallow in 89% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Forty Shades of Blue?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Forty Shades of Blue (2005) are #32302d, #121111, #f6f4f1, #a69b90, #d4d0c8, #756f69 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #32302d
  • #121111
  • #f6f4f1
  • #a69b90
  • #d4d0c8
  • #756f69

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