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Helas Pour Moi (1993)

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard · Cinematography by Caroline Champetier

95 min62 frames

DramaFantasyRomance

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Helas Pour Moi (1993) movie still: medium — A man stands in a room beside an open balcony door overlooking a railing. He is holding a rectangular…Helas Pour Moi (1993) movie still: closeup — A woman stands in an outdoor area with a blurred, pale green background. She is looking directly at the…Helas Pour Moi (1993) movie still: wide — A wooden pier extends into a calm, expansive body of water under overcast light. A man in a suit stands…Helas Pour Moi (1993) movie still: medium — A man in a trench coat stands in a concrete-walled outdoor service area. A damaged red car sits on…Helas Pour Moi (1993) movie still: medium — A video store aisle features shelves stocked with various VHS cases under ceiling panels. A young man in…Helas Pour Moi (1993) movie still: closeup — A close view of a woman resting inside a white ceramic basin. She leans her face against the edge of…Helas Pour Moi (1993) movie still: closeup — A close-up of a woman in a room with neutral walls. The woman looks down with her eyes closed.Helas Pour Moi (1993) movie still: medium — A woman stands in a tree-lined outdoor space with green foliage in the background. She looks toward a…Helas Pour Moi (1993) movie still: medium — An outdoor night setting featuring a red table and several matching red chairs. A man in a suit and a…Helas Pour Moi (1993) movie still: closeup — A man stands behind a heavily rain-streaked glass surface at night. He presses his open palm against…Helas Pour Moi (1993) movie still: establishing — A dense canopy of green tree leaves obscures a bright sky during the day. The sun shines directly…Helas Pour Moi (1993) movie still: closeup — A woman stands near dark, rippling water under low light conditions at night. Her face is obscured by…Helas Pour Moi (1993) movie still: fullbody — A wooden pier extends into a vast, calm body of water at dusk. A middle-aged man in a suit walks away…Helas Pour Moi (1993) movie still: closeup — A cluttered workshop workbench holds tools and a framed photograph of two people. The photograph sits…Helas Pour Moi (1993) movie still: fullbody — An outdoor patio at night features red chairs and tables under dark tree foliage. A man and a woman…Helas Pour Moi (1993) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit indoor space with muted tones and blurred background elements. A woman with curly red hair…
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Helas Pour Moi — official trailer

What is Helas Pour Moi about?

This complex allegorical tale tells the story of man’s quest for spiritual meaning. When God enters the body of 1980s filmmaker Simon Donnadieu, his wife Rachel realizes that something has gone awry, but chooses to remain faithful to her erratically-behaving husband.

Hélas pour moi is a 1993 French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard and starring Gérard Depardieu. This film is inspired by the legend of Alcmene and Amphitryon and attempts to show the desire of a god to experience the truth of human desire, suffering and pleasure.

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What does the cinematography of Helas Pour Moi look like?

Sampled across 62 frames, the coverage of Helas Pour Moi leans on medium shots (35% of the sample) and close-ups (21%). Cinematographer Caroline Champetier keeps 65% of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 68% of the frames play in daylight. Focus stays shallow in 58% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Helas Pour Moi?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Helas Pour Moi (1993) are #2e332d, #0d100f, #cfd5d0, #4b554d, #f1f4f1, #536750 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #cfd5d0
  • #4b554d
  • #f1f4f1
  • #536750

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