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I Want You (1998)

Directed by Michael Winterbottom · Cinematography by Slawomir Idziak

R87 min60 frames

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What she wants, she gets.

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I Want You (1998) movie still: closeup — A dark night view looking out through a window pane with visible raindrops. A young child peers through the…I Want You (1998) movie still: medium — An underwater view of a turquoise swimming pool with blue tiles and clear water. A woman in a black swimsuit…I Want You (1998) movie still: medium — A radio station booth at night illuminated by cool blue light from a window. A man in headphones speaks into…I Want You (1998) movie still: medium — A woman and a teenager face each other against a backdrop of shimmering water. The deep blue scene is…I Want You (1998) movie still: medium — A dark, dimly lit wall is covered with numerous small, candid color photographs. A young woman with a short…I Want You (1998) movie still: medium — A dimly lit, narrow interior space with dark walls and minimal environmental detail. A young man wearing…I Want You (1998) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a woman looking into a rectangular mirror. She uses both hands to tuck and adjust…I Want You (1998) movie still: wide — A desolate, wide coastal beach with wet, reflective sand and distant wooden breakwaters. A solitary figure…I Want You (1998) movie still: wide — A dark, blue-toned beach scene shows a vehicle parked near the tide line. Low, hazy light illuminates the sand…I Want You (1998) movie still: closeup — A person stands near a reflective glass surface illuminated by blue light. The subject gazes ahead while…I Want You (1998) movie still: medium — A flat stretch of rocky terrain borders the sea under a dim blue sky. A woman and a man in dark coats…I Want You (1998) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room seen through a pane of glass at night. A young man gazes through the glass with a red…I Want You (1998) movie still: closeup — A person with short bleached hair performs on a dimly lit dark stage. The individual holds a microphone and…I Want You (1998) movie still: wide — A desolate flat coastal area features a few scattered wooden structures and buildings. A lone figure is…I Want You (1998) movie still: medium — A dark, carpeted space is illuminated by a deep blue light source. A man and a woman lie on the floor next…I Want You (1998) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room with blue ambient light originating from a screen. A young boy stands facing the light…
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What is I Want You about?

A young boy and his sister are drawn into one man's obsessive pursuit of his former lover.

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What does the cinematography of I Want You look like?

Across 60 sampled frames, I Want You builds its coverage from close-ups (35% of the sample), with medium shots (33%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Slawomir Idziak keeps 62% of it in soft, low-key light. 68% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 68% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of I Want You?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of I Want You (1998) are #07070d, #060a2d, #0202ff, #08174a, #000288, #2f2f2a — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #07070d
  • #060a2d
  • #0202ff
  • #08174a
  • #000288
  • #2f2f2a

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