Hard Eight (1996)
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · Cinematography by Robert Elswit
R101 min59 frames
DramaCrime
If you stay in the game long enough, you'll see everything, win everything, and lose everything.
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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.
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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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