Inherent Vice (2014)
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · Cinematography by Robert Elswit
R148 min59 frames
DramaMysteryComedy
Love usually leads to trouble.
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What is Inherent Vice about?
In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.
Inherent Vice is a 2014 American neo-noir black comedy crime film written, co-produced, and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, based on the 2009 novel by Thomas Pynchon. The ensemble cast includes Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston, Eric Roberts, Reese Witherspoon, Benicio del Toro, Jena Malone, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short and Joanna Newsom. The film follows Larry "Doc" Sportello, a well-intentioned but fumbling stoner, hippie, and private investigator embroiled in the criminal underworld of 1970 Los Angeles, investigating three cases linked by the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend and her wealthy new boyfriend.
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What does the cinematography of Inherent Vice look like?
Sampled across 59 frames, the coverage of Inherent Vice leans on medium shots (47% of the sample) and close-ups (24%). Cinematographer Robert Elswit keeps 41% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 46% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 64% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Inherent Vice?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Inherent Vice (2014) are #322f2f, #49362e, #cececd, #8b6b53, #120f0f, #4d4d4b — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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