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High Life (2018)

Directed by Claire Denis · Cinematography by Yorick Le Saux

R113 min60 frames

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High Life (2018) movie still: medium — A figure is reflected in a rectangular mirror set within a narrow industrial corridor. The subject stands…High Life (2018) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit space features a man lying down in close proximity to a screen. The subject rests his head on…High Life (2018) movie still: medium — A person in a bulky white spacesuit works on a dark metallic surface. The setting is the void of deep space…High Life (2018) movie still: wide — A sleek, dark-grey spacecraft maneuvers through a swirling, elongated tunnel of light and darkness. The ship…High Life (2018) movie still: closeup — A newborn baby lies under a blue phototherapy lamp inside a medical incubator enclosure. An adult hand is…High Life (2018) movie still: closeup — A clinical examination room features white tiled surfaces and blurred medical equipment in the background. A…High Life (2018) movie still: closeup — A dark indoor space is lit by a soft, warm light source. A man with short hair gazes upward with his mouth…High Life (2018) movie still: establishing — A dark cosmic scene shows a glowing accretion disk encircling a black hole. Swirling gases form a…High Life (2018) movie still: fullbody — A dark, narrow corridor features paneled walls and a single rectangular ceiling light fixture. A man in a…High Life (2018) movie still: medium — A computer monitor screen displays a black and white film of a rider. The figure on horseback travels through…High Life (2018) movie still: wide — A dense vegetable patch filled with kale, herbs, and low berry bushes. A small child sits amidst the greenery,…High Life (2018) movie still: establishing — A dirt track winds through a dense thicket of bare deciduous trees and mossy trunks. The path stretches…High Life (2018) movie still: medium — A dark laboratory workspace contains various glassware and a glowing computer monitor. A woman in a white…High Life (2018) movie still: establishing — A stagnant, dark swamp area is filled with mossy tree trunks and debris. Piles of broken branches are…High Life (2018) movie still: medium — A man crouches in a dense vegetable garden next to a vertical ribbed metal wall. He tends to the low-growing…High Life (2018) movie still: establishing — A desolate railway track cuts through a flat landscape adjacent to a large body. Two concrete bridge…
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High Life — official trailer

What is High Life about?

A father and his daughter struggle to survive in deep space where they live in isolation.

High Life is a 2018 science fiction film directed by Claire Denis, in English, written by Denis and her long-time collaborator Jean-Pol Fargeau. Starring Robert Pattinson and Juliette Binoche, it focuses on a group of criminals sent on a space mission toward a black hole while taking part in scientific experiments.

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Where can you watch High Life?

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What does the cinematography of High Life look like?

Sampled across 55 frames, the coverage of High Life leans on medium shots (44% of the sample) and close-ups (31%). Cinematographer Yorick Le Saux keeps 62% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 60% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 80% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of High Life?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of High Life (2018) are #0d0e0d, #30302c, #535149, #122c2d, #0a172c, #4b302e — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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