Heartburn (1986)
Directed by Mike Nichols · Cinematography by Néstor Almendros
R108 min176 frames
ComedyDramaRomance
Sex. Love. Marriage. Some people don't know when to quit.
Stills, screencaps & shots from Heartburn
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Heartburn — official trailer
What is Heartburn about?
She's a magazine writer who gives up her career for love and family. He's a playboy newspaper columnist who can't quite give up his old tricks. And if that combination doesn't give a relationship heartburn, nothing will.
Where can you watch Heartburn?
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What does the cinematography of Heartburn look like?
Across 175 sampled frames, Heartburn builds its coverage from medium shots (59% of the sample), with wide compositions (18%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Néstor Almendros keeps 59% of it in soft, naturalistic light. 42% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Focus stays shallow in 74% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Heartburn?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Heartburn (1986) are #32312f, #524f4b, #d5d3cd, #f8f7f7, #131312, #918875 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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