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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.

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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.

Heartburn is a 1986 American romantic comedy-drama film produced and directed by Mike Nichols, starring Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson. The screenplay by Nora Ephron is based on her 1983 novel, a semi-autobiographical account of her marriage to Carl Bernstein. The film marked the debuts of Natasha Lyonne and Kevin Spacey.

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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.

  • #32312f
  • #524f4b
  • #d5d3cd
  • #f8f7f7
  • #131312
  • #918875

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