If…. (1968)
Directed by Lindsay Anderson · Cinematography by Miroslav Ondříček
R111 min60 frames
Drama
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What is If…. about?
In an English boys' boarding school, social hierarchy reigns supreme and power remains in the hands of distanced and ineffectual teachers and callously vicious prefects in the Upper Sixth. Three Lower Sixth students, Wallace, Johnny and leader Mick Travis decide on a shocking course of action to redress the balance of privilege once and for all.
If.... is a 1968 British satirical surrealist psychological drama film produced and directed by Lindsay Anderson, and starring Malcolm McDowell in his film debut as the character Mick Travis, who appeared in two further Anderson films. Other actors include Richard Warwick, Christine Noonan, David Wood, and Robert Swann. A biting satire of English public school life, the film follows a group of pupils who stage a savage insurrection at a boys' boarding school. The film is notable for jumpstarting McDowell's and Anderson's careers as well as using black-and-white and colour switches throughout the film along with blending surreal dreamlike sequences and realistic elements. Director Stephen Frears worked as an assistant director to Anderson on this film.
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What does the cinematography of If…. look like?
Across 59 sampled frames, If…. builds its coverage from medium shots (37% of the sample), with wide compositions (31%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Miroslav Ondříček keeps 63% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Vintage glass shapes the frame.
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The dominant colors across the sampled frames of If…. (1968) are #312d2b, #4e4d4b, #090908, #f3f3f1, #8b8c8c, #d0cfcc — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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