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Insignificance (1985)

Directed by Nicolas Roeg · Cinematography by Peter Hannan

R109 min63 frames

DramaComedy

A comedy about life, death, sex, and the Universe... relatively speaking.

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Insignificance (1985) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a chandelier and two framed paintings on the wall. A blonde woman in a white…Insignificance (1985) movie still: medium — A man stands in a dark interior space holding an illuminated flashlight. Intense horizontal lens flares…Insignificance (1985) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with patrons huddled close together at a bar counter. Two men sit beside each other…Insignificance (1985) movie still: medium — A dim interior space features a woman holding a white balloon near a painting. She stands in a sharp…Insignificance (1985) movie still: closeup — An interior space with a magenta-tinted foreground reflecting off a glass surface. A man with wild hair…Insignificance (1985) movie still: wide — A wooden plank dock extends into a still, calm body of water. Reeds and marsh grass grow near the shore…Insignificance (1985) movie still: closeup — The interior of a vehicle at night with a driver visible in the mirror. Bright out-of-focus city lights…Insignificance (1985) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a wooden easel and a television set in the background. A woman in a white…Insignificance (1985) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features textured wallpaper and a large framed painting of a mother and child. A blonde…Insignificance (1985) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room features wood paneling and two candles flanking the man. An elderly man in a clerical…Insignificance (1985) movie still: closeup — A collection of overlapping glossy photographs creates a fractured composite image of a woman. The…Insignificance (1985) movie still: closeup — A rough, grey, stony surface occupies the entire frame under low light. A distinct, dark silhouette of…Insignificance (1985) movie still: medium — A woman stands in a dimly lit room with purple light flooding through sheer curtains. She leans her head…Insignificance (1985) movie still: medium — An urban setting features a tall, weathered brick building against a pale overcast sky. A man stands in…Insignificance (1985) movie still: medium — A vintage tiled bathroom features horizontal black accents along the wall tiles. A blonde woman in a…Insignificance (1985) movie still: medium — A room with a large overhead crystal chandelier and plain wall surfaces. A blonde woman wearing…
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What is Insignificance about?

Four 1950s icons meet in the same hotel room, and two of them discover more in common between them than they ever anticipated.

Insignificance is a 1985 British alternative history comedy drama film directed by Nicolas Roeg, and starring Gary Busey, Michael Emil, Theresa Russell, Tony Curtis, and Will Sampson. Adapted by Terry Johnson from his 1982 play of the same name, the film follows four famous characters who converge in a New York City hotel one night in 1954: The Ballplayer (Busey), The Professor (Emil), The Actress (Russell), and The Senator (Curtis), inspired by Joe DiMaggio, Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, and Joseph McCarthy, respectively.

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What does the cinematography of Insignificance look like?

Across 62 sampled frames, Insignificance builds its coverage from medium shots (53% of the sample), with close-ups (29%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Peter Hannan keeps 55% of it in soft, low-key light. 69% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 77% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Insignificance?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Insignificance (1985) are #322f2b, #f4f3f1, #53504a, #111112, #aa978b, #443633 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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