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Graduate First (1978)

Directed by Maurice Pialat · Cinematography by Pierre-William Glenn

TV-1486 min35 frames

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Graduate First (1978) movie still: wide — A teenage bedroom features floral wallpaper adorned with posters of Che Guevara and Sylvia Kristel. A…Graduate First (1978) movie still: medium — A modern interior space with a glass wall overlooking an outdoor garden at night. A woman and a man sit…Graduate First (1978) movie still: medium — Two men stand outside a lit storefront window with signage and neon lights visible. The men face each…Graduate First (1978) movie still: medium — A dimly lit restaurant booth with a wooden table and overhead pendant lighting fixtures. A young man and…Graduate First (1978) movie still: wide — A football match takes place at night in a crowded, fenced stadium. Players in blue and red jerseys line…Graduate First (1978) movie still: medium — A retail checkout counter sits inside a large store with aisles of goods. A female cashier interacts…Graduate First (1978) movie still: closeup — A weathered wooden surface is covered in various ink drawings and scratched text markings. Multiple…Graduate First (1978) movie still: wide — A quiet residential street in northern France features rows of uniform red-brick houses. A silver vintage…Graduate First (1978) movie still: medium — A crowd of people sits in the bleachers of a large outdoor stadium. A young man with long blonde hair…Graduate First (1978) movie still: medium — A residential room features yellow patterned wallpaper and a wooden cabinet with decorative porcelain. A…Graduate First (1978) movie still: medium — A dark, cramped room featuring a bed with a patterned quilt and striped pillows. Two figures lie…Graduate First (1978) movie still: medium — A banquet hall interior with blurred guests in the background at tables. Two young men sit side-by-side…Graduate First (1978) movie still: closeup — A wooden desktop surface is covered in deep scratches and crude black ink drawings. Various stick…Graduate First (1978) movie still: medium — A cluttered 1970s room with stacks of vinyl records on the carpeted floor. A woman wearing a tiger…Graduate First (1978) movie still: medium — A dining table is covered with a white cloth, plates, glasses, and a wine bottle. Three people sit…Graduate First (1978) movie still: closeup — A light brown wooden surface is densely covered with chaotic pen and marker graffiti. Scratched-in…
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What is Graduate First about?

A slice of life of a group of young working class friends in a Northern French village coming to the end of their school years and embarking upon adult life. The film follows the choices and decisions made for their futures.

Where can you watch Graduate First?

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What does the cinematography of Graduate First look like?

Across 34 sampled frames, Graduate First builds its coverage from medium shots, with wide compositions carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Pierre-William Glenn keeps much of it in soft, naturalistic light. Much of the film play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in most of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Graduate First?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Graduate First (1978) are #31312e, #51534f, #d1d2cb, #af9576, #121413, #857868 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #51534f
  • #d1d2cb
  • #af9576
  • #121413
  • #857868

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