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Hard Eight (1996)

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · Cinematography by Robert Elswit

R101 min59 frames

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Hard Eight (1996) movie still: medium — A dimly lit lounge with a gold-trimmed back bar stocked with assorted glass bottles. Two men sit in…Hard Eight (1996) movie still: establishing — A single-story coffee shop with a sloped green roof stands under a gray sky. A large black…Hard Eight (1996) movie still: medium — A nightclub interior features red velvet curtains in the background and low-level red lighting. An older man…Hard Eight (1996) movie still: closeup — A man in a suit sits in a dimly lit office. He turns his head to look at someone off-camera.Hard Eight (1996) movie still: medium — Two men travel along a desolate road visible through the back and front windows. The older man drives the…Hard Eight (1996) movie still: medium — A woman stands in a dimly lit casino space with glittering decorative ceiling lights. She is wearing a…Hard Eight (1996) movie still: wide — A dark, narrow service corridor leads into a brightly lit commercial stainless steel kitchen. Two men stand in…Hard Eight (1996) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit interior space filled with red neon lighting. A man looks forward against a dark, blurred…Hard Eight (1996) movie still: closeup — A view inside a moving car featuring an overcast sky through the window. A young woman with blonde hair…Hard Eight (1996) movie still: establishing — A hotel porte cochere illuminated by extensive red neon tubing at night. Several parked cars occupy…Hard Eight (1996) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with brown wallpaper and a table lamp on a nightstand. A woman sits on a bed facing a man…Hard Eight (1996) movie still: closeup — A close-up view of a slot machine interface with three vertically spinning internal reels. Glowing red text…Hard Eight (1996) movie still: closeup — A dark wooden surface holds a brown coffee mug and a pack of cigarettes. There is a small wet ring around…Hard Eight (1996) movie still: closeup — A close-up view of a young blonde woman in a dimly lit indoor space. She gazes downward while resting a…Hard Eight (1996) movie still: closeup — A top-down view shows gambling items arranged on a plain white flat surface. Stacks of metal coins in a red…Hard Eight (1996) movie still: closeup — A man sits at a booth in a diner during the daylight hours. He holds a cigarette near his mouth while…
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What is Hard Eight about?

A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.

Hard Eight is a 1996 American crime film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson in his feature directorial debut, and starring Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Samuel L. Jackson. An expansion on Anderson's 1993 short film Cigarettes & Coffee, it follows the bond between a senior gambler and a homeless man. It premiered at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival.

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What does the cinematography of Hard Eight look like?

Sampled across 59 frames, the coverage of Hard Eight leans on medium shots (58% of the sample) and close-ups (27%). Cinematographer Robert Elswit keeps 71% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 66% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 71% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1990s.

What is the color palette of Hard Eight?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Hard Eight (1996) are #302f2d, #100f0e, #4e4d4b, #928e89, #aaacab, #251815 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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