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Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit) (1976)

Directed by Wim Wenders · Cinematography by Robby Müller

175 min64 frames

Drama

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Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit) (1976) movie still: medium — Three men sit side-by-side on a rustic wooden bench against a building exterior…Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit) (1976) movie still: medium — A rural landscape features a sign labeled Landesgrenze marking a national or…Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit) (1976) movie still: medium — A metal pole holds two distinct commercial signs against a bright overcast sky.…Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit) (1976) movie still: wide — The balcony of an old theater features draped curtains and a curved wooden…Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit) (1976) movie still: medium — A cramped train sleeper car interior features wooden paneling and patterned…Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit) (1976) movie still: medium — The interior of a cramped truck cab is used as a makeshift bathroom. A man leans…Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit) (1976) movie still: establishing — A stone-paved patio area sits beside a modern white building exterior. A…Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit) (1976) movie still: medium — An outdoor concrete wall features a wooden display case housing several vintage…Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit) (1976) movie still: wide — A dark rural field at night featuring a large silhouetted tree and a car. A man…Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit) (1976) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit utility room features a small, framed aperture in a stone wall. A man…Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit) (1976) movie still: wide — A rural riverbank landscape features a large box truck parked on bare dirt. A metal…Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit) (1976) movie still: medium — A dark space with textured walls covered in graffiti and various small paper…Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit) (1976) movie still: fullbody — A man stands in the doorway of a simple building looking toward a field. The…Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit) (1976) movie still: establishing — A wide river winds through a deep valley bordered by steep, forested…Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit) (1976) movie still: wide — A nighttime street scene features a building with a brightly lit neon sign. A person…Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit) (1976) movie still: closeup — A small, ripped piece of paper is pinned to a dark, textured wooden board. The…
Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit) (1976) — © Wim Wenders Productions, WDR

What is Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit) about?

Itinerant projection-equipment repairman Bruno Winter and depressed hitchhiker Robert Lander - a doctor who has just been through a break-up with his wife and a half-hearted suicide attempt - travel along the Western side of the East-German border in a repair truck, visiting worn-out movie theaters, learning to communicate across their differences.

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What does the cinematography of Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit) look like?

Across 64 sampled frames, Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit) builds its coverage from medium shots (55% of the sample), with wide compositions (31%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Robby Müller keeps 61% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 61% of the frames.

What is the color palette of Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit)?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit) (1976) are #020202, #8c8c8c, #fcfcfc, #c9c9c9, #6f6f6f, #303030 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #020202
  • #8c8c8c
  • #fcfcfc
  • #c9c9c9
  • #6f6f6f
  • #303030

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