Klute (1971)
Directed by Alan J. Pakula · Cinematography by Gordon Willis
R114 min65 frames
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You'd never take her for a call girl. You'd never take him for a cop.
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Klute — official trailer
What is Klute about?
A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.
Where can you watch Klute?
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What does the cinematography of Klute look like?
Across 61 sampled frames, Klute builds its coverage from medium shots (43% of the sample), with wide compositions (28%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Gordon Willis keeps 61% of it in soft, low-key light. 61% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 70% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1970s.
What is the color palette of Klute?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Klute (1971) are #312d2d, #0f0e0f, #514e4f, #d1d0ce, #8e8d8e, #f7f6f5 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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