Il Bidone (1955)
Directed by Federico Fellini · Cinematography by Otello Martelli
92 min63 frames
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SOME PEOPLE DON’T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTERS' WELFARE!
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Il Bidone — official trailer
What is Il Bidone about?
Aging small-time conman Augusto works with two younger men: Roberto, who desires to become the Italian Johnny Ray, and Carlo, nicknamed Picasso. Through a series of mishaps and personal entanglements, things go badly for Augusto.
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What does the cinematography of Il Bidone look like?
Across 63 sampled frames, Il Bidone builds its coverage from medium shots (51% of the sample), with wide compositions (22%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Otello Martelli keeps 46% of it in soft, naturalistic light. 52% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame.
What is the color palette of Il Bidone?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Il Bidone (1955) are #707070, #4a4a4a, #050505, #cdcdcd, #8d8d8d, #2f2f2f — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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